Some Toxic Chemicals, Such as Those in DDT, Can Be

question 19

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.This process is called

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

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