Biomagnification is highest in:

Producers

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Primary consumers

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Secondary consumers

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Decomposers

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Solution

The correct option is C
Secondary consumers

It is highest in secondary consumers in a food chain. "Biomagnification is the sequence of processes in an ecosystem by which higher concentrations of a particular chemical, such as the pesticide DDT, are reached in organisms higher up the food chain, generally through a series of prey-predator relationships.

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