Environmental Issue And Environmental Pollution Question 22
Question: Industrial waste containing non-biodegradable substance left in a pool of water and a person eating a fish of that water, showing signs of toxicity is a typical example of: JH Critical
Options:
A) biological multiplication.
B) biological magnification.
C) accidental care of toxicity.
D) not fish but the person showing toxic effect.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
[b] Every year millions of tonnes of pesticides are used for agricultural purpose and these are washed out from field into nearby water body, where these pollutants are absorbed by aquatic organism.
These organisms can be further concentrated in the higher members like human beings.
This process or this chain is called biological magnification.
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