which of the following best explains why top predators can have up to 60 times as much of persistent organic pollutants as their

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which of the following best explains why top predators can have up to 60 times as much of persistent organic pollutants as their

prey and up to 600 times as much of the pollutants as producers ?

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lesya692 [45] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-01T04:28:31+03:00

This is because persistent organic pollutants accumulate in the body fat of living organisms and increase in concentration as they move up the food chain.

<h3>What is Persistent organic pollutants?</h3>

These are organic compounds that are stable and do not degrade easily. They are usually harmful and accumulate in the body fat of organisms.

They are also known to increase in concentration as they move up the food chain which is why predators have more of them.

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