Mercury is known to biomagnify in food chains, in the same manner as DDT. Based on your knowledge of biomagnification of DDT, which organism would you expect to contain the most mercury in a contaminated lake?

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Fish-eating birds are at the top of the food chain and consume large fish, which have already accumulated mercury from smaller fish and other organisms. This leads to the highest concentration of mercury due to biomagnification.

Mercury Is Known to Biomagnify in Food Chains, in the Same