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What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Biomagnification is the process of an organism ingesting chemicals through eating other organisms and having those chemicals accumulate in the animal's tissues. As trophic levels increase, the magnification of the contamination increases. Animals higher up the food chain may contain toxic levels of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. DDT and mercury are among those chemicals that have been banned because of their impact on ecosystems through biomagnification.
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