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Along the successive trophic levels of a food chain, the concentration of DDT

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a

decreases as it is non-biodegradable

b

increases as it is non-biodegradable

c

decreases as it is biodegradable

d

increases as it is biodegradable

answer is B.

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Biomagnification refers to increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels. This happens because a toxic non-biodegradable substance accumulated by an organism cannot be metabolised or excreted, and is thus passed on to the next higher trophic level. This phenomenon is well known for mercury and DDT.
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Along the successive trophic levels of a food chain, the concentration of DDT