What is bioaccumulation?
The accumulation of toxic substances at the rate greater than at which the same substance is lost by an organism is called bioaccumulation.
Biomagnification is the process by which non- biodegradable chemicals become more concentrated in each link of food chain.
Freon gas causing stratospheric O3 depletion is mainly released from
refrigerator
automobile
thermal power plant
steel industry
SO2 pollution is indicated by
Desmodium (grasses)
Sphagnum (mosses)
Usnea (lichens)
Cucurbita (climbers)
Nutrient enrichment of a lake will cause
eutrophication
stratification
biomagnification
bioaccumulation
Which of the following diseases is related to cadmium pollution?
Minamata
Pneumoconiosis
Anaemia
Itai- Itai
The true statement about 'green-house effect' is that it is caused by :
CO2 only
SO2 only
CO2 and SO2
CO2, CFC, CH4 and NO2 gases
For a clean environment, which one following is not essential?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Polluter