Multiple choice

Toxins in the environment mostly affect

  1. plants

  2. primary consumers

  3. top predators

  4. autotrophs

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Through the process of biomagnification, toxins become increasingly concentrated at each successive trophic level of a food chain. As a result, top predators ingest the highest concentrations of these toxins, suffering the most severe impacts.