Biological magnification can be defined as the ____.
A)chemical pollutant increasing in concentration as it moves up the food chain
B)amount of energy transfer increasing as it moves up the food chain
C)fixation of nutrients from the atmosphere
D)entrance of a chemical into the biological portion of a biogeochemical cycle
E)increase in food web members in biologically diverse ecosystems

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Biological magnification is the process by which certain pollutants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, become more concentrated in organisms as they move up the food chain. This is because each predator accumulates the pollutants from all of their prey, leading to higher concentrations in the top predator.

Biological Magnification Can Be Defined as the ____