In a particular freshwater ecosystem,fish ingested plankton that had 5 ppm (parts per million)mercury in their bodies.The fish then had 200 ppm of mercury in their bodies.Bird then ate the fish resulting in their bodies having 1600 ppm mercury.This represents an example of which of the following?

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This scenario represents biological magnification, where the concentration of a pollutant (in this case, mercury) increases at each trophic level in a food chain. The plankton had 5 ppm of mercury, but the fish had 200 ppm, which is a 40-fold increase. The birds then had 1600 ppm, which is an 8-fold increase from the fish. This is a concerning environmental issue, as high levels of mercury can be toxic to animals and humans that consume them.

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