Biomagnification Can Directly Cause

question 38

Multiple Choice

Biomagnification can directly cause

• A)increases in the amount of energy to be available in the ecosystem.
• B)rapid population explosions when environmental conditions provide an opportunity for growth.
• C)a temporary speedup of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem.
• D)higher-level heterotrophs to be more susceptible to poison than lower-level heterotrophs.

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Definitions:

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