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Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as :

A
Biogeochemical cycling
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Biomagnification
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Biodeterioration
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Biotransformation
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Solution

The correct option is B Biomagnification
Biomagnification is the accumulation of more and more toxic substances or higher concentrations of toxic substances at successive trophic levels.

Biogeochemical cycle is the cycling of matter through the various spheres on earth like biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere.

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