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Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:

  1. A
    Biogeochemical cycling
  2. B
    Biomagnification
  3. C
    Biodeterioration
  4. D
    Biotransformation

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Biomagnification is the process by which certain toxic substances (like DDT or mercury) increase in concentration as they move up the food chain.Shutterstock

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Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:
A
Biogeochemical cycling
B
Biomagnification
C
Biodeterioration
D
Biotransformation

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