The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain shall occur in
phytoplankton
seagull
crab
eel
As learnt
Biomagnification -
Biomagnification refers to increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels. This happens because a toxic substance accumulated by an organism cannot be metabolised or excreted, and is thus passed on to the next higher trophic level.
- wherein
This phenomenon is wellknown for mercury and DDT.
Option 1)
phytoplankton
This option is incorrect
Option 2)
seagull
This option is correct
Option 3)
crab
This option is incorrect
Option 4)
eel
This option is incorrect