Statement I: DDT is not metabolized very rapidly by animals
Statement II: DDT is deposited and stored in the fatty tissues
Identify the correct answer

see full answer

Your Exam Success, Personally Taken Care Of

1:1 expert mentors customize learning to your strength and weaknesses – so you score higher in school , IIT JEE and NEET entrance exams.

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

If both statements, I and II, are correct.

If both statements, I and statement II, are incorrect.

If statement I incorrect, but statement II is correct.

If statement I correct, but statement II is incorrect.

answer is C.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Best Courses for You

JEE

NEET

Foundation JEE

Foundation NEET

CBSE

Detailed Solution

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane or DDT is a crystalline, colourless and odourless compound which is used as an insecticide. DDT on runoff from the fields reach the water bodies and gets accumulated in the bodies of fishes. When fishes are eaten by birds, it gets accumulated in the body of birds and hence, in this way it gets incorporated in the food chain. It gets deposited in the fatty tissues of animals as it is fat soluble and cause serious health hazards.

Hence, DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain as DDT is fat soluble i.e. liposoluble.

So, the correct answer is 'Liposoluble'

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity