What Is Bioaccumulation

question 79

Multiple Choice

What is bioaccumulation?

• A)the process by which compounds build up in an organism faster than they can be broken down.
• B)The prenatal exposure of children to pesticides prenatally resulting in the development of tolerances.
• C)the trend for pesticides to be increasingly more prevalent,as well as more toxic.
• D)a natural defense mechanism for chemical contaminants in food.

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Definitions:

Predictions

The act of forecasting future events or outcomes based on current or past data.

Confounding Variables

External factors that can affect the outcome of an experiment, making it unclear whether the results are due to the independent variable or some other influence.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the outcome that is measured; the variable that may change when the independent variable is manipulated.

Experimental Treatment

Experimental treatment refers to new or untested medical interventions being studied for effectiveness and safety before becoming standard treatment options.