IMSO 2015 Science International - Theory I Question 14
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The consumption of the top [apex] predators, like shark, is discouraged due to the high accumulation of mercury present in their body, including shark fins. Why would consumption of these fish products be dangerous while it remained safe to consume other fish normally eaten by shark? (1 point)
Bioaccumulation allows mercury to build up in the larger predatory fish.
Smaller fish do not live long enough for mercury to accumulate in them.
Smaller fish is capable of detoxifying the mercury, while the shark lacks the ability.
Unlike smaller fish, the shark skin is made of a matrix of placoid scales, allowing the accumulation of mercury