A geographical area containing organisms like snake, grasshopper, peacock, grass
and frog. If pesticide was used in this area to kill insects, which among the
organism will contain maximum amount of pesticide ? Name the phenomenon
involved.
The given food chain can be represented as:
Grass — > Grasshopper ----> Frog — > Snake — > Peacock.
The maximum amount of pesticide will be present in peacock as it occupies highest tropic level. This phenomenon is known as biomagnification.
Biomagnification is the increase in the concentration of a substance with the increase in the trophic level
Grass — > Grasshopper ----> Frog — > Snake — > Peacock.
The maximum amount of pesticide will be present in peacock as it occupies highest tropic level. This phenomenon is known as biomagnification.
Biomagnification is the increase in the concentration of a substance with the increase in the trophic level