BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Biomagnification is the process of accumulation of toxic chemical in the body of organism at highest trophic level. Toxic chemical do not excrete from the body and are not degraded in the nature. So, their accumulation inside the body is very harmful.
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BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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