Some Toxic Chemicals,such as Those in DDT,can Be Stored in the Fat

question 9

Multiple Choice

Some toxic chemicals,such as those in DDT,can be stored in the fat tissue of animals.As these animals become food for larger and larger animals,the amount of the toxin gets larger and larger.What is this process called?

• A) biophilia
• B) biosphere
• C) biotechnology
• D) biomagnification
• E) iophosphoresence

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Definitions:

Debt Ratio

A financial ratio that measures the proportion of a company's total debt to its total assets, indicating the degree of leverage and financial risk.

Profit Margin

A financial metric that measures the amount of net income earned with each dollar of sales generated by comparing the profit and the revenue.

P/E Ratio

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio is a valuation metric that compares the price of a stock to its per-share earnings, indicating how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of earnings.

Earnings Per Share

A company's profit divided by the number of outstanding shares of its common stock.