A cancer-causing toxin is fat soluble (it is stored in the fat tissue of an organism).In the following food chain,which organism would likely have the largest concentration of this toxin: plankton,small fish (eats plankton),larger fish (eats smaller fish),bird of prey (eats larger fish)?

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Since the toxin is fat-soluble, it would accumulate in the fat tissue of organisms as it moves up the food chain. The bird of prey, being at the top of the food chain, would consume larger fish that have already accumulated the toxin from the smaller fish they ate, making the bird of prey the organism with the largest concentration of the toxin.

A Cancer-Causing Toxin Is Fat Soluble (It Is Stored in the Fat