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The toxins which are built up in food chain are the toxins which consist of heavy metals such as led, cadmium, Mercury. since most of the agrochemicals contain these heavy metals, they tend to accumulate in the food chain. Once a heavy metal get into a body of an animal, it will be deposited in fat tissues thus it cannot be eliminated therefore with increase intake of those heavy metals ,more and more heavy metals accumulate in the food chain. Apart from those toxins food cantain naturally occurring toxins as well.
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∙ 11y agoThis is called the "multiplier effect" where the concentration of toxins buildup through the food chain and eventually get too toxic and kill the animal.
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A word that means build up of toxins in large predators through the food chain?
This is called the "multiplier effect"
In a food pyramid where are most of the toxins found?
The top of the food chain. As organisms consume other organisms, the toxins are all passed up in the food chain. Therefore, the top of the food chain will have the highest concentration of toxins.
Definition of bioaccumulation?
The building up (concentration) of toxins in a food chain. For a visual definition, see the attached image below.
When poisons build up in higher levels in a food chain what terms is used?
Biomagnification
How can pollutants affects organisms?
Pollutants settle in the soil, and they are absorbed by plants and build up in other organisms through the food chain.
Producers make up the what of the food chain?
Producers make up the first part of the food chain.
What do producers make up of the food chain?
Producers make up the first part of the food chain.
How would a chart showing the concentration of toxins differ from a biological pyramid of biomass for the same food chain?
i believe the concentration becomes greater as you move up the food chain, or up the biomass pyramid, meaning that the highest level of consumer has the highest amount of toxicity. I always thought it was the other way around but I've done some research and that's what I found.
How does feces build up?
The walls of your intestines absorb nutrients from the food. There after all waste that cannot be absorbed moves to the colon , this includes mucus, toxins and even dead body tissue. There after its passed out
What is dangerous about a grill?
Grills can present a few dangers. Firstly, grills can get rusty and extremely dirty. Cleaning a grill properly can help avoid the toxins that build up and can get into food. Secondly, if the temperature on the grill is too hot, it may flame up when meat is put on to cook. No one wants singed eyebrows, so controlling the temperature on a grill is essential. Lastly, high-heat cooking, such as grilling, can create a chemical reaction in food that creates toxins that build up in the body and lead to inflammation.
What make up an interconnected food chain?
Food
What are the possible consequences of adding an organism to the food chain?
It can mess up the food chain for the other organisms in it.
