Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 494

Question: Concentration of insecticide in the animals of a species is called [MP PMT 2002]

Options:

A) Biomagnification

B) Bioconcentration

C) Both

D) None

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Biomagnification/Bioconcentration is increase in percentage of a chemical in the body of organisms with the rise in trohpic level most organochlorines are fat soluble and undergo biomagnification (13-31 ppm.

of DDT in human body in India).