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Biomagnification Is a Significant Problem in Aquatic Communities

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Biomagnification is a significant problem in aquatic communities.The amounts of chemicals magnify (increase or accumulate) at each new link in a food chain.Use the following information to calculate the level of chemical X in the large-mouth bass.One small plant can accumulate 1 unit of chemical X.A microscopic animal eats 15 small plants.A minnow consumes 10 microscopic animals,a large-mouth bass consumes 20 minnows.


A) 15 units of chemical X
B) 30 units of chemical X
C) 150 units of chemical X
D) 300 units of chemical X
E) 3,000 units of chemical X

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