DDT causes egg shell thinning in birds because it inhibits

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calmodulin

calcium ATPase

magnesium ATPase

carbonic anhydrase

answer is B.

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High concentrations of DDT disturb calcium metabolism in birds, which causes thinning of eggshell and their premature breaking, eventually causing decline in bird populations. DDT causes egg shell thinning in birds because it inhibits calcium ATPase.

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