In a particular freshwater ecosystem,fish ingested plankton that had 5 ppm (parts per million)mercury in their bodies.The fish then had 200 ppm of mercury in their bodies.Bird then ate the fish resulting in their bodies having 1600 ppm mercury.This represents an example of

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This scenario represents biological magnification, where the concentration of a harmful substance (mercury in this case) increases as it moves up the food chain. As the fish ingested the plankton with 5 ppm mercury, the concentration increased to 200 ppm in their bodies. When the birds ate the fish, the concentration of mercury increased further to 1600 ppm. This is a concerning issue in many ecosystems where pollutants can have harmful effects on top predators.

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