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) fish-eating birds
B) small fish
C) algae and plants
D) aquatic insects
E) large fish
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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most intense solar radiation. a. before b. after c. exactly when
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-sea ice melting. -iceberg melting. -river runoff. -evaporation. -precipitation.
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A. outsourcing B. the multiplier effect C. agglomeration D. deglomeration