Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions.

-In the ecosystem shown above,a toxin that accumulates in body tissues would have the largest effect on ________.
A)corals that obtain their food from photosynthesizing dinoflagellates
B)herbivorous shrimp
C)fish that eat shrimp and other invertebrates
D)The toxin would affect all of these equally.

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Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions.
 
-In the ecosystem shown above,a toxin that accumulates in body tissues would have the largest effect on ________.
A)corals that obtain their food from photosynthesizing dinoflagellates 
B)herbivorous shrimp 
C)fish that eat shrimp and other invertebrates 
D)The toxin would affect all of these equally.

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Since the toxin accumulates in body tissues, it would have its largest effect on tertiary consumers, which in this ecosystem are the fish that eat shrimp and other invertebrates. Corals and photosynthesizing dinoflagellates are not directly affected by the toxin, and herbivorous shrimp may be affected but to a lesser extent than the fish that consume them.

Please Refer to the Following Art to Answer the Following