In biomagnification the concentration of the persistent toxins (crosses) increases higher up the food chain. In this scenario, a pond has been intoxicated . As we go further into the food chain, the toxin concentration increases, causing the top consumer to eventually die of intoxication . Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is any concentration of a toxin, such as pesticides, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain. This increase can occur as a result of: Persistence – where the substance cannot be broken down by environmental processes Food chain energetics – where the substance's concentration increases progressively as it moves up a food chain Low or non-existent rate of internal degradation or excretion of the substance – mainly due to water-insolubility
In biomagnification the concentration of the persistent toxins (crosses) increases higher up the food chain. In this scenario, a pond has been contaminated . As we go further into the food chain, the toxin concentration increases, causing the top consumer to eventually die from the toxin . Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is any concentration of a toxin, such as pesticides, in the tissues of tolerant organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain. This increase can occur as a result of: Persistence – where the substance cannot be broken down by environmental processes Food chain energetics – where the substance's concentration increases progressively as it moves up a food chain Low or non-existent rate of internal degradation or excretion of the substance – mainly due to water-insolubility
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