Which of the following is a consequence of biomagnification?
A) The biomass of producers in an ecosystem is generally higher than the biomass of primary consumers.
B) Toxic chemicals in the environment pose greater risk to top- level predators than to primary consumers.
C) The amount of biomass in the producer level of an ecosystem decreases if the producer turnover time increases.
D) Populations of top- level predators are generally smaller than populations of primary consumers.
E) Only a small portion of the energy captured by producers is transferred to consumers.

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Biomagnification is the increasing concentration of toxic chemicals in higher trophic levels of food chains. As the toxins accumulate in the bodies of organisms at each level, top-level predators are at greater risk because they consume more prey and thus ingest more toxins.

Which of the Following Is a Consequence of Biomagnification