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What is biological magnification? Will the levels pf this magnification ,bed different at different levels of the ecosystem?

What is biological magnification? Will the levels pf this magnification ,bed different at different levels of the ecosystem?

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Harshit Singh
askIITians Faculty 5963 Points
3 years ago
Dear Student

The pesticides and chemicals are absorbed by plant from the soil and enter the food chain. Being non-biodegradable they accumulate progressively at, each trophic level. As human occupy the top level of any food chain, the maximum concentration of chemicals is found in our bodies. This is called biological magnification.
The level of magnification will be different at different trophic levels, the maximum concentrations will be at the highest trophic level and the chemical will be less at lower trophic levels.

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