Question

Study the given diagram and answer the following question.
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Which is the most appropriate statement about the figure?

A. The highly persistant toxins are transferred from higher trophic level to lower trophic level.
B. At each tropic level the pollutants get approximately 10 times concentrated.  
C. The level of pollutants is maximum at molecular level and minimum in human beings.
D. Repeated use of toxins reduces its concentration at highest level.
Answer :   At each tropic level the pollutants get approximately 10 times concentrated.
Solution :
Most of the pesticides and other non-biodegradable toxins are transferred from lower trophic level to higher trophic level through food chain. At every level the concentration of toxins increases ten times.

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Releted Question 1

Which of the following statement is false ?

A. London smog is oxidising in nature
B. Photochemical smog causes irritation in eyes
C. London smog is a mixture of smoke and fog
D. Photochemical smog results in the formation of $$PAN$$
Releted Question 2

Which of the following acts as a sink for $$CO?$$

A. Plants
B. Haemoglobin
C. Microorganisms present in the soil
D. Oceans
Releted Question 3

Global warming is due to increase of :

A. methane and nitrous oxide in atmosphere.
B. methane and $$C{O_2}$$  in atmosphere.
C. methane and $${O_3}$$  in atmosphere.
D. methane and $$CO$$  in atmosphere.
Releted Question 4

Which of the following statements about the depletion of ozone layer is correct ?

A. The problem of ozone depletion is less serious at poles because $$N{O_2}$$  solidifies and is not available for consuming $$CI{O^ \bullet }$$  radicals.
B. The problem of ozone depletion is more serious at poles because ice crystals in the clouds over poles act as catalyst for photochemical reactions involving the decomposition of ozone of $$C{l^ \bullet }$$  and $$CI{O^ \bullet }$$  radicals.
C. Freons, chlorofluorocarbons, are inert. Chemically, they do not react with ozone in stratosphere.
D. Oxides of nitrogen also do not react with ozone in stratosphere.

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