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Why does the concentration of mercury in the tissues of organisms increase as it

moves through the tropic levels?

a) Animal cells absorb mercury better than algal cells do.

b) The mercury does not affect the smaller organisms.

c) The mercury in the small organisms is not activated until the larger organism
eats the mercury

d) The mercury in the cells of each organism that is eaten accumulates in the
larger animal's cells.

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I'm almost positive it's d but if not d b
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Answer:

The answer is D

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