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प्रश्न
Will the levels of biological magnification be different at different levels of the ecosystem?
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उत्तर १
उत्तर २
The level of these harmful substances will go on increasing from one trophic level to the next. When certain harmful substances enter the food chain at the level of primary producers, they get concentrated many times at each subsequent trophic level.
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