Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as : (1) Biogeochemical cycling (2) Biomagnification (3) Biodeterioration (4) Biotransformation
Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as : (1) Biogeochemical cycling (2) Biomagnification (3) Biodeterioration (4) Biotransformation

Correct option: Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as biomagnification.

Solution:

  1. Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as biomagnification.
  2. For example: DDT caused biomagnification