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  • 03-01-2020
  • Biology
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All of the following fish choices have high levels of the toxin mentioned in the video except for __________.
1. swordfish
2. salmon
3. tilefish, or golden bass
4. shark

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Arclight Arclight
  • 05-01-2020

Answer:

Option 2, Salmon

Explanation:

Large fishes such as shark and sword fish have higher level of mercury. This fact can be explained by the concept of bio magnification in which an individual lying at a higher trophic level in a food chain gets accumulated toxin and hence possess the highest amount of toxin in a given food chain. Small fish such as salmon will have the lowest amount of mercury as they lie at the lower level of a food chain and hence possess a small amount of toxin

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