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Water Pollution and its Control

Question

DDT causes egg shell thinning in birds because it inhibits

Moderate

A

calmodulin
B

calcium ATPase
C

magnesium ATPase
D

carbonic anhydrase

Solution

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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