Among the given options, which one is not correct for the use of large amount of fertilisers and pesticides?

(b) pollution

The concentration of pesticide will increase with the rise of trophic level in the food chain. Phytoplankton -----> Zooplankton ---> Small fish -----> Big fish (maximum pesticide)  Therefore, big fishes will have maximum...

Indiscriminate use of pesticides may result in the degradation of the environment. For example, DDT is an organic pesticide which is used to kill pests in crop fields. When it...

Since people used excessive fertilisers in the fields, they were carried down to the lake during rains. As many fertilisers contain phosphates and nitrates, the water body became enriched with...

(i) Plants require a specific pH range for their healthy growth. By using a large number of pesticides and fertilizers, pH of the soil changes, which makes it more acidic...

No doubt compost is better to use than chemical fertilizers due to following reasons: 1. Compost is much easier to prepare. 2. Compost is environment friendly whereas fertilizers can harm our health...

Fertilisers and pesticides are (i) toxic to important components of the soil ecosystem (ii) causes biomagnification in the terrestrial ecosystem (iii) eutrophication in an aquatic ecosystem (Any two)  Integrated organic farming which is a...

Excessive use of pesticides has resulted in selection of resistant varieties in a much lesser time scale, as evolution is a stochastic process based on chance events in nature and...

(c) Amount received by each student = 15487/76 = Rs.204

(d) amount received by each person = 13957/45 = Rs.310.15 = Rs.310