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प्रश्न
What is biomagnification?
उत्तर
- Biomagnification refers to the increase in the concentration of various toxic substances along the food chain.
- Toxic substances at the level of primary producers get concentrated at each trophic level as they move up the food chain.
- A small amount of toxic constituent, which is neither excreted nor metabolised, increases as the food chain moves upward from one trophic level to the next, and the toxic constituents become concentrated.
- They also lead to gastrointestinal irritation, liver and kidney problems, and damage to the nervous system of marine mammals.
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