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The smaller organisms are then The toxin/chemical can be The toxin/chemical has been passed Small creatures, e.g. plankton,
preyed upon and eaten by larger harmful to the animal and may through the food chain and has been ingest the chemicals as they feed
organisms. kill it. stored and built up in the animal. on the bottom.

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The plankton are eaten by larger
organisms.
Chemicals can enter the water
The larger organisms are finally
owing to run-off, sewage or
consumed by apex predators.
littering.
The chemicals sink to the bottom
of the water and get mixed into
the sediment.
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Chemicals can enter the water
owing to run-off, sewage or
littering.
The smaller organisms are then
preyed upon and eaten by larger
organisms.
The chemicals sink to the bottom
of the water and get mixed into
the sediment.
The larger organisms are finally
consumed by apex predators.
Small creatures, e.g. plankton,
ingest the chemicals as they feed
on the bottom.
The toxin/chemical has been passed
through the food chain and has been
stored and built up in the animal.
The plankton are eaten by larger
organisms.
The toxin/chemical can be
harmful to the animal and may
kill it.