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Aproducers (plants)
Btop carnivores such as humans
Cherbivores
Ddecomposers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. top carnivores such as humans
1. Non-degradable chemicals magnify at each higher trophic level.
2. Organisms at the **top of the chain (e.g. humans)** therefore carry the highest concentration.
3. This is the direct result of biological magnification.
_Source: Karnataka SSLC (KSEEB) Class 10 Science, Ch15 'Our Environment', §15.1.1_
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