NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Biomagnification
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Bioaccumuation
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biomagnification is the concentration of toxins in an organism as a result of its ingesting other plants or animals in which the toxins are more widely dispersed.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification or bioaccumulation, is the increasing concentration of a substance such as a toxic chemical in the tissues of organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.