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which ,among grass , goat , tiger and vulture , in a food chain , will have the maximum concentration of harmful chemicals in its body due to contamination of pesticides in the soil ?

A

Grass since it grows in the contaminated soil

B

Goat since it eats the grass

C

Tiger since it feeds on the goat which in turn eats the goat , which feeds on the grass

D

Vulture since it eats the tiger , which in turn eats the goat , which eats the grass

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D
Vulture will have the maximum concentration of pesticide because it feeds on tiger which in term eat the goat which eat the grass .
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  • A food chain comprises of cat, seed-eating bird, plants, and dog. The organism which will have the maximum concentration of harmful pesticides coming through the food chain is most likely to be :

    A
    cat
    B
    plants
    C
    dog
    D
    seed-eating bird

  • Assertion (A): The concentration of harmful chemicals is more in human beings. Reason (R): Man is at the apex of the food chain.

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    Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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    Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.
    C
    Assertion is true but Reason is false.
    D
    Assertion is false and Reason is true.

  • Name the process in which a harmful chemical enters the food chain and gets concentrated at each level in the food chain.

    A
    Concentration
    B
    Biomagnification
    C
    Expansion
    D
    Pollution

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