Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Pesticides such as DDT are particularly disruptive to food chains.
Statement II:Pesticides are very persistent and soluble in water.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Explanation
Persistent pesticides such as DDT build up along food chains and badly disrupt them.
Statement 1 describing this disruption of food chains is accurate.
DDT and similar pesticides are indeed persistent, resisting breakdown for long periods.
But they are fat soluble and only weakly soluble in water, unlike what the second statement claims.
Statement 2 pairing persistence with water solubility is therefore false.
Their fat solubility lets them accumulate in tissues and magnify up the food chain.
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