JIPMER2005BotanyEnvironmental Issues
Increase in toxic concentration from one trophic level to another trophic level is called
Options
- Aecological toxification
- Bbio-magnification
- Cbioconcentration
- Dcytological effect
Correct answer
B. bio-magnification
Step-by-step solution
The phenomenon through which certain pollutants (toxic substances) get accumulated in trophic level in increasing concentrations along the different trophic level is called biological magnification or ecological magnification.