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).