Certain chemicals like DDT undergo biological magnification because
a. reactions within prey convert similar compounds into DDT.
b. many smaller prey animals consume DDT as a nutrient.
c. consumers store all of the DDT present in the prey they consume.
d. more DDT in the environment sticks to larger consumers.
e. DDT accumulates in water supplies and larger consumers drink more water.
C
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