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Match the columns and find correct option.


I(Organisms)II(DDT in ppm)
(a)Zooplankton(p)0.003 ppm
(b)Small fishes(q)2.0 ppm
(c)Water(r)25.0 ppm
(d)Fish eating birds(s)0.04 ppm
(e)Big fishes(t)0.5 ppm

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a-s, b-t, c-p, d-r, e-q
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a-s, b-t, c-r, d-q, e-p
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a-s, b-t, c-p, d-q, e-r
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a-q, b-p, c-s, d-t, e-r
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Solution

The correct option is A a-s, b-t, c-p, d-r, e-q
  • Biomagnification refers to an increase in the concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels. This happens because a toxic substance accumulated by an organism cannot be metabolized or excreted, and is thus passed on to the next higher trophic level. This phenomenon is well-known for mercury and DDT.
  • Biomagnification of DDT in an aquatic food chain as follows,
  • (a)Zooplankton - (s)0.04ppm.
  • (b)Small Fishes - (t)0.5ppm.
  • (c)Water -(p)0.003ppm.
  • (d)Fish-eating birds -(r)25.0ppm.
  • (e)Big Fishes - (q)2 ppm.

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