Why are pesticides used? What are types of pesticides? What does each kill?

To control or eliminate pests. Herbicides (plants), insecticides (insects), rodenticides (rodents), fungicides (fungi), molluscicides (snails), piscicides (fish).

Which type of organism would be most affected by bioaccumulation / bioamplification? Why?

Top consumers, because the higher up the food chain, the more concentrated pesticides become

DDT is a synthetic broad-spectrum insecticide

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Question	Answer
Why are pesticides used? What are types of pesticides? What does each kill?	To control or eliminate pests. Herbicides (plants), insecticides (insects), rodenticides (rodents), fungicides (fungi), molluscicides (snails), piscicides (fish).
Which type of organism would be most affected by bioaccumulation / bioamplification? Why?	Top consumers, because the higher up the food chain, the more concentrated pesticides become
What is DDT?	DDT is a synthetic broad-spectrum insecticide