A food chain in a polluted aquatic ecosystem is given. Observe it and answer the following questions.
Fresh water `to` Algae `to` Fishes `to` Birds.
(i) Which organisms are disturbed more due to biomagnification? Why?
(ii) This ecosystem will be destroyed gradually due to biomagnification. Why?

Explanation

(i) Birds are disturbed more due to biomagnification.
As the birds occupy the top most levl in the given food chain, the maximum concentration of harmful chemicals causing biomagnification get accumulated in their body.
(ii) Biomagnification is the process of accumulation of nondegradable chemicals in the various trophic levels of food chains.
As the chemicals are non-degradable or cannot be washed, they cannot be removed from the organisms of the food chain. This leads to gradual destroying of the ecosystem.