An example of biomagnification would be: Chemicals in effluent that is dumped in

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An example of biomagnification would be:

Chemicals in effluent that is dumped into local rivers that empty into a larger bay.

Mercury is transformed into an organic mercury compound which is highly toxic

Heavy metals from different sources are all dumped into the same lake, resulting in toxic concentrations.

Low concentrations of a chemical are absorbed by algae and retained in fish at much higher concentrations.

Chemicals in effluent that is dumped into local rivers that empty into a larger bay.

Mercury is transformed into an organic mercury compound which is highly toxic

Heavy metals from different sources are all dumped into the same lake, resulting in toxic concentrations.

Low concentrations of a chemical are absorbed by algae and retained in fish at much higher concentrations.

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Option D is correct

Low concentrations of a chemical are absorbed by algae and retained in fish at much higher concentrations.

Biomagnification is the process of increasing concentration of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in the tissues of organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.

Fish eating algae takes on the chemical and it's concentration increases inside it's body and is transferred to higher level of food chain

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