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What term describes the harmful accumulation of non-biodegradable chemicals in increasing concentration at higher trophic levels of a food chain?
Explanation
Explanation
Biological magnification refers to the increasing concentration of harmful, non-biodegradable substances (like certain pesticides) as they pass through successive trophic levels of a food chain, since each level consumes many organisms from the level below.
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