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  • Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level is known as: (a) eutrophication (b) pollution (c) biomagnification (d) accumulation

Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level is known as:
(a) eutrophication
(b) pollution
(c) biomagnification
(d) accumulation

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(c)
Bio-magnification is the accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level. Due to bio-magnification poison from one level
to another will increase. So if low level animals are effected then the poison will be carried to the above levels and doses of poison increases leading to negative consequences on organism.

Therefore option (C) is correct

 

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