Question

Bioaccumulation is a process by which toxins enter the food web by building up in individual organisms, while biomagnification is the process by which toxins are passed from one trophic level to the next (increasing in concentration within a food web). Hence, bioaccumulation and biomagnification are two different processes that often occur in tandem with one another. True or False? Select one: True False

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Answer:

Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism. Bioaccumulation occurs when an organism absorbs a substance at a rate faster than that at which the substance is lost or eliminated by catabolism and excretion.