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Question
The term 'Biomagnification' refers to the ______.
Options
Growth of organisms due to food consumption
Increase in population size
Magnification of environmental issues
Increase in conc. of non-degradable pollutants as they pass through food chain
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Solution
The term 'Biomagnification' refers to the increase in conc. of non-degradable pollutants as they pass through food chain.
Explanation:
Biomagnification is the increasing concentration of persistent, non-biodegradable pollutants at successive trophic levels. It does not refer to organism growth, population increase or a general increase in environmental problems.
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