Heavy metals accumulate in organisms,increasing in their amount up a food chain because they are concentrated in larger and larger organisms.

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This is known as biomagnification, where the concentration of heavy metals (or other pollutants) increases as it moves up the food chain, resulting in higher levels of accumulation in larger organisms at the top of the chain.

Heavy Metals Accumulate in Organisms,increasing in Their Amount Up a Food