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Question
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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