Question

chapter 3 test - et use the food pyramid below to answer the question. if a pesticide, such as ddt, is absorbed by the grasshoppers, what might happen to the sparrows? they might produce more offspring each year. they might absorb a higher concentration of pesticides, because each sparrow must eat many grasshoppers. they might stop eating the grass. they might live less time than organisms at lower trophic levels and thus absorb less pesticide over time.

Explanation:

La DDT es un pesticida que sufre bioacumulación y biomagnificación en la cadena alimentaria. Los gorriones comen muchos saltamontes, por lo que absorberán una concentración más alta de pesticida.

Answer:

They might absorb a higher concentration of pesticides, because each sparrow must eat many grasshoppers.