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Which species in the food web would be subject to the greatest biomagnification of pesticides applied to the grasses

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Hawk

Step-by-step explanation:

Biomagnification can be described as the accumulation of substances like toxins, pesticides etc in tolerant organisms. The biomagnification tends to increase as the trophic levels of a food chain increase. This is because these substances get more and more accumulated as they move up a food chain.

In the example of the food chain mentioned in this question, the highest trophic level is of hawks, so they will be subjected to the greatest biomagnification.

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