The diagram shown here illustrates a typical marine food web that can be contaminated with mercury.  Based on this  food web, which organism would you predict to have the Highest level of mercury?  Explain your answer.   2.Using the same diagram as shown in the previous question (and shown again here), which fish would be the safest for you to buy at the store? Why?

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1.The diagram shown here illustrates a typical marine food web that can be contaminated with mercury.  Based on this  food web, which organism would you predict to have the Highest level of mercury?  Explain your answer.

 

2.Using the same diagram as shown in the previous question (and shown again here), which fish would be the safest for you to buy at the store? Why?

 

A food web displaying the connections between primary producers
(phytoplankton) and consumers of increasing trophic levels
(zooplankton – top predators).
Credit: MBARI
top predators
large sharks
smaller sharks
marlin
tuna
lancet fish
predators
squid
mackerel
filterers
lantern fish
amphipods
ocean sunfish
zooplankton
shrimp
сорероds
pteropods
phytoplankton
dinoflagellates
diatoms
01996 Encyolopaedia Britannioa, Ino.
Transcribed Image Text:A food web displaying the connections between primary producers (phytoplankton) and consumers of increasing trophic levels (zooplankton – top predators). Credit: MBARI top predators large sharks smaller sharks marlin tuna lancet fish predators squid mackerel filterers lantern fish amphipods ocean sunfish zooplankton shrimp сорероds pteropods phytoplankton dinoflagellates diatoms 01996 Encyolopaedia Britannioa, Ino.
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