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📅 NSB MS 2007🎓 MS🔄 Round 9#️⃣ Question 17🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST explanation of why DDT was such a problem for raptors:

W) it is stable and accumulates in animals as it moves up the food chain
X) it causes extreme light sensitivity and since raptors have no eye lids it causes them to go blind quickly
Y) it is highly concentrated in the kidneys of mice which are a main food source of most raptors
Z) raptors are extremely sensitive to very low doses of DDT and it causes immediate death on exposure
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