Question

Biomagnification is highest in.

• A. Primary consumers
• B. Secondary consumers
• C. Producers
• D. Decomposers

Answer 1

The correct option is B Secondary consumers

In the process of biomagnification, toxins or pollutants are concentrated in an organism as larger animals continue to eat smaller animals. This process moves toxins or pollutants up the food chain to larger organisms. So when biomagnifications affect a food web, the animals on the upper tiers tend to eat and store more pollutants. Here the secondary consumers that are at the uppermost tier will have highest effect of biomagnification.

So the correct answer is 'secondary consumers'.