Which of these is a consequence of biological magnification?
A) Toxic chemicals in the environment pose greater risk to top-level predators than to primary consumers.
B) Populations of top-level predators are generally smaller than populations of primary consumers.
C) The biomass of producers in an ecosystem is generally higher than the biomass of primary consumers.
D) Only a small portion of the energy captured by producers is transferred to consumers.

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Biological magnification refers to the process by which the concentration of toxic chemicals increases in the tissues of organisms at each successive level of the food chain. Top-level predators accumulate higher concentrations of these toxins than organisms lower in the food chain, such as primary consumers, because they consume multiple contaminated organisms.

Which of These Is a Consequence of Biological Magnification