Q. With reference to Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification, consider the following statements:
1.Bioaccumulation refers to the increase in concentration of a pollutant from the environment to the first organism in a food chain.
2.Biomagnification refers to the increase in concentration of a pollutant as it moves up successive trophic levels in a food chain.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Bioaccumulation is the process by which pollutants from the environment accumulate in the first organism of a food chain.
- Biomagnification is the process where the concentration of pollutants increases at each successive trophic level in a food chain (e.g., DDT in birds of prey).
Source: Environment (NCERT)
