NEET Biology question

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Which of the following statements is not correct regarding biomagnification? 1. Mercury accumulated by an organism cannot be metabolized. 2. In the process of biomagnification, the concentration of DDT is increased at successive trophic levels. 3. Accumulation of cadmium can cause thinning of egg shells in birds. 4. DDT accumulation is a major cause of reduced population of fish-eating birds. 5. Biomagnification occurs only in the aquatic food chain.

Answer: (C)

Solution

Eggshell thinning in birds is specifically caused by accumulated DDT disrupting calcium metabolism, not cadmium (cadmium accumulation is instead linked to Itai-itai disease affecting bone and kidney tissue), making statement 3 incorrect. Biomagnification is not restricted to aquatic food chains alone — it occurs in

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