DDT Was Sprayed in a Long Island Salt Marsh Over

question 24

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 MOST evident?

• A)Algae
• B)Shrimp
• C)American eel
• D)Ring-billed gull

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