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With biomagnification, if you're eating the plant you'll get some exposure to said toxin - and it's unlikely you're eating just that plant, but if you eat a her
by ctack 7y ago
With biomagnification, if you're eating the plant you'll get some exposure to said toxin - and it's unlikely you're eating just that plant, but if you eat a herbivore that eats that plant - and a herbivore can eat a lot of a specific kind of plant, you'll be exposed to a higher concentration and then if you eat the predator of the herbivore you'll get an even more concentrated dose.
- hannasanarion 7y agoDo herbivores not have livers and kidneys? Sounds like woo-woo to me.
- marcosdumay 7y agoHeavy metals and some toxins are practically not eliminated by livers and kidneys. That's why they bio-accumulate.