A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop The food chain is Food crop...........

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A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop. The food chain is: Food crop – Rat – Snake – Hawk. In this food chain, the highest concentration of the pesticide would accumulate in which one of the following?

Food crop

Rat

Snake

Hawk

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Explanation:

Highest concentration of pesticide will accumulate in species which is on top of the food chain. In this case it is the hawk in which highest pesticide concentration will accumulate due to biomagnification.