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Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level is known as

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Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level is known as

Options

  • eutrophication

  • pollution

  • biomagnification

  • accumulation

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Solution

biomagnification

Explanation - 

Biomagnification is the phenomenon through which certain pollutants such as non-biodegradable pesticides get accumulated in tissues in increasing concentration at successive trophic levels along the food chains.

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Chapter 15: Our Environment - Multiple Choice Questions [Page 106]

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NCERT Exemplar Science Exemplar Class 10
Chapter 15 Our Environment
Multiple Choice Questions | Q 5. | Page 106
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