Bioaccumulation

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In which organism would biomagnification be the most concentrated? (Remember the lab: Rabbits eat the grass, the snake eats the rabbit, the hawk eats the snake--the hawk is the apex predator)

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hawk

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Toxin concentrations _____________ as you go up the food chain.

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increase

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Which consumer is the most affected by toxins like mercury? Options: Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Apex Predator, Producers

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Apex Predator

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Which organism in the food web shown would contain the lowest concentration of chemical pollutants? Options: producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers

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producers

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The phenomenon by which toxins concentrate in the organisms at higher trophic levels within an ecosystem is known as...

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Biomagnification

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In a polluted ecosystem, which organism would likely have the HIGHEST level of toxic chemicals in its body? Algae > Mayfly > Minnow > Trout

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Trout

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_____________ is the increase in concentration of a pollutant in a food chain

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Biomagnification

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What is bioaccumulation?

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When toxins accumulate in living organisms' bodies.

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If a mouse eats poison, will it affect the snake's health when it eats the mouse?

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True

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The buildup of pollutants as they move through/up the food chain is known as

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biomagnification