WBBSEClass XLife Science05 (b) Environmental Pollution01 Mark2023 Easy

QQuestion

Which of the following phenomena occurs when chlorinated insecticides enter a food chain?

(a) Biomagnification

(b) Global warming

(c) Eutrophication

(d) Deafness

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Answer

(a) Biomagnification

Explanation

Biomagnification refers to the increasing concentration of toxic substances, such as chlorinated insecticides, as they pass through successive levels of the food chain. When these insecticides enter the body of small organisms and are consumed by larger predators, their concentration magnifies at each step, ultimately affecting top predators, including humans.

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