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Some Shellfish Can Store Saxitoxin for Several Weeks After a Harmful

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Some shellfish can store saxitoxin for several weeks after a harmful algal bloom passes,but others such as butterclams are known to store the toxin for up to two years.A human eating a mussel that ate algae would be which of the following?


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Polar Covalent

A type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons unequally, leading to partial charges at each end of the bond.

S-H Bond

A chemical bond formed between a sulfur atom and a hydrogen atom, often found in organic compounds such as thiols.

Nonpolar

A type of chemical bond or molecule that does not have a separation of electrical charge, leading to an even distribution of electron density.

Cl-Cl Bond

A covalent bond between two chlorine atoms, as found in the diatomic chlorine molecule (Cl2).

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