Question

Biomagnification occurs due to toxic chemical accumulated by an organism
a. Cannot be metabolised
b. Can be metabolised
c. Cannot be excreted
d. Can be excreted

• A. a,b and c
• B. b and d
• C. a and c
• D. a,b, c and d

Answer 1

The correct option is C a and c

Biomagnification
Biomagnification is a phenomenon, in which the toxic substances gets accumulated in organisms in the successive trophic levels. The accumulation of these toxic substances occurs because, these toxicants cannot be metabolised or excreted. Thus it is passed on to organisms in the consecutive trophic levels.