Mercury is known to biomagnify in food chains, in the same manner as DDT. Based on your knowledge of biomagnification of DDT, which organism would you expect to contain the most mercury in a contaminated lake?
A) algae and plants
B) large fish
C) small fish
D) fish-eating birds
E) aquatic insects
Answer: D
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