Question

Is DDT harmful to birds because it prevented them from laying eggs?

Answer 1

Yes it is. This is because with no eggs being layed, then the bird population will go down. Hope my answer was useful. 

Answer 2

True DDT harmful to birds because it prevented them from laying eggs.

Step-by-step explanation:

• True,DDT harmful to birds because it prevented them from laying eggs.

• Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its metabolite Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene change the hormones, that alter the calcium metabolism and affect the reproduction and growth of birds exposed to it.

• They suffer from reproductive collapse as their eggs needed sufficient calcium.
• DDT weakened and thinned eggs of birds that result in the death of their embryo.