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Select all of the reasons why mercury is a chemical that biomagnifies in food chains.Multiple select question.It does not degrade in natural systems.It is naturally made in animal tissues.It is common in natural environments.It is fat soluble.

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Select all of the reasons why mercury is a chemical that biomagnifies in food chains.Multiple select question.It does not degrade in natural systems.It is naturally made in animal tissues.It is common in natural environments.It is fat soluble.

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The reasons why mercury is a chemical that biomagnifies in food chains are:

  1. It does not degrade in natural systems: This means that once mercury is introduced into an ecosystem, it remains there and can accumulate over time. This allows it to be passed up the food chain as predators consume prey that have ingested mercury.

  2. It is fat soluble: This means that mercury can be stored in the fatty tissues of organisms. As a result, organisms higher up the food chain, which tend to have more fat, can accumulate higher levels of mercury as they consume organisms lower down the food chain.

The other two options are incorrect because mercury is not naturally made in animal tissues and while it can be found in natural environments, its presence is not a reason for its biomagnification.

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