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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