Q40 / 180 · NEET 2015 (Phase 2) · Botany
An increase in the concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:
- ABiodeterioration
- BBiotransformation
- CBiogeochemical cycling
- Correct answerDBiomagnification
Solution
Biomagnification is also called biological amplification or biological concentration. It is a phenomenon in which certain harmful chemicals get accumulated in the tissues of organisms in higher concentration through the food chain, Biocides including pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides and herbicides shows biomagnification.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.