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Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level is known as 

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a

 eutrophication 

b

pollution 

c

 biomagnification

d

accumulation

answer is C.

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Non-biodegradable substances like pesticide residues cannot be digested or consumed by organisms, so, they are just passed on to organisms of next trophic level along with food. These non-biodegradable residues keep on accumulating. This phenomenon is called as biomagnification

Higher the trophic level an organism occupies in the food chain higher will be the accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticide residues.

 

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