Highly persistent toxic chemicals
A) Retain their toxicity as they cycle through the food chain and environment
B) Lose their toxicity once released in the environment
C) Accumulate within one organism but break down at higher trophic levels
D) Are highly unusual among artificial chemicals
E) Are usually not that toxic in their life span
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Q42: Biomagnification is a concentration of toxins
A) Within
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Q44: A chemical interaction in which one substance
Q45: A group of cells that grow extremely
Q46: Which of the following tissues is more
Q48: Our bodies minimize the effects of toxic
Q49: The dose/response curve shows that
A) Some exposure
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Q51: Fat-soluble contaminants
A) Tend to accumulate in the
Q52: The biomagnification of DDT demonstrates that
A) Higher
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