Mercury Can Enter an Aquatic Food Chain and Collect in Fish

question 31

Multiple Choice

Mercury can enter an aquatic food chain and collect in fish as well as people who eat fish. This is an example of which of the following processes?

• A) biotic potential
• B) biological magnification
• C) salinization
• D) bioremediation
• E) biological accumulation

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