Question

Newspaper reports about pesticide levels in ready made food items are often seen these days and some states have banned these products. Debate in group the need for such bans.What do you think would be the source of pesticides in these food items? Could pesticides get into our bodies from this source through other food products too?Discuss what methods could be applied to reduce our intake of pesticides.

Answer 1

Pesticides are used in crops which are absorbed by plants . when plants are taken by primary, secondary and higher consumers, pesticides are magnified from lower trophic level to higher trophic level in food chain.