DDT Was Sprayed in a Long Island Salt Marsh Over

question 37

Multiple Choice

DDT was sprayed in a Long Island salt marsh over a period of years for mosquito control. A portion of the food web is as follows:
Algae -> shrimp-> American eel -> Atlantic needlefish -> ring-billed gull
In which organism would biological magnification be greatest?

• A) Algae
• B) shrimp
• C) American eel
• D) Atlantic needlefish
• E) ring-billed gull

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