NEET2015BotanyEnvironmental IssuesActual
An increase in the concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:
Options
- ABiodeterioration
- BBiotransformation
- CBiogeochemical cycling
- DBiomagnification
Correct answer
D. Biomagnification
Step-by-step solution
Biomagnification is also called biological amplification or biological concentration. It is a phenomenon in which certain harmful chemicals get accumulated in the tissues of organisms in higher concentration through the food chain, Biocides including pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides and herbicides shows biomagnification.