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What is biological magnification? Will the levels of this magnification be different at different levels of the ecosystem?

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Biological magnification is defined as the accumulation or increase in the concentration of some toxic substances in the body of living organisms at each trophic level of a food chain.
The levels of biomagnification will be different at different trophic levels because the animals at the highest trophic level or at the extreme right side of the food chain will have the maximum concentration of harmful chemicals in the body, and grass which is at the lowest trophic level will have minimum concentration of harmful chemicals. Grass (Absorbs chemicals from soil) Goac (Receives chemicals from fodder) - Humans (Receives chemicals from milk/meat)
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  • What happens in biological magnification?

    A
    There is progressive increase in the level of harmful substances through trophic levels.
    B
    There is a progressive increase in the body weight through trophic levels.
    C
    There is a progressive increase in the number of organisms through trophic levels
    D
    There is progressive increase in biological activities through trophic levels
  • Biological magnification is caused by

    A
    organo chlorines
    B
    organophasphates
    C
    herbicides
    D
    radioactive substance
  • Biological magnification refers to:

    A
    epidemic form of disease
    B
    growth of tissues in culture
    C
    enlargment of image under microscope
    D
    accumulation of pollutants in higher trophic level organisms
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