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High concentrations of DDT in fish eating birds causes all the following, except

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a

disturbed calcium metabolism

b

thinning of egg shell

c

damage to ovaries

d

premature breaking of eggs

answer is D.

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Ovaries are not affected by DDT. 

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

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