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When animals consume a toxic material and it builds up in their bodies more quickly than it can be metabolized or excreted, it may harm them, as well as humans who consume them. What is this process called?

Biomagnification
Biological half life
Environmental persistence
Environmental stability

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This is biomagnification (buildup of toxins in one organism).
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