NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bioaccumulation is the process by which toxins enter the food web by building up in individual organisms, while biomagnification is the process by which toxins are passed from one trophic level to the next (and thereby increase in concentration) within a food web.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of a toxic chemical in the tissue of a particular organism. Biomagnification refers to the increased concentration of a toxic chemical the higher an animal is on the food chain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biomagnification is the accumulation of a chemical by an organism from water and food exposure that results in a concentration that is greater than would have resulted from water exposure only and thus greater than expected from equilibrium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bioaccumulation occurs when toxins build up-or accumulate-in a food chain. The animals at the top of the food chain are affected most severely. This is what happens: Small amounts of toxic substances-often pesticides or pollution from human activity-are absorbed by plants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biomagnification is a process where substances increase as they are carried through from prey in in fatty tissues to its predator levels. This process can continue on and is called trophic magnification.