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The amount of toxicants and chemicals that accumulates in the ecosystem after the transfer is called as ________

(a) Bio accumulated

(b) Bio-polluted

(c) Bio hazard

(d) Bio degradation

This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Query is from Kinetic Modelling of Bioaccumulation topic in section Bioaccumulation of Toxicants of Environmental Biotechnology

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The correct choice is (a) Bio accumulated

To explain: Bio accumulated is the term used for the amount of toxicants and chemicals that accumulates in the ecosystem after the transfer between various subsystems of the ecosystem whereas bio hazard is the term used for describing something the ill effects of a pollutant, bio polluted is the pollution caused by biological things, biodegradation is the breaking down of organic compounds by microorganisms.

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