Biological magnification is best defined as ____

a. the increase in toxicity of a chemical compound resulting from its metabolism by a living organism
b. the higher relative proportion of biomass among producers as compared to consumers in an ecosystem
c. the concentration of nondegradable poisons within organisms at higher trophic levels
d. the concentration of degradable poisons within organisms at lower trophic levels
e. the declining relative proportion of nondegradable poisons in organisms at higher trophic levels as compared
to those at lower trophic levels


ANSWER: c

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