Mecayla harvests oysters from the shallow waters of the marsh near her home. She eats the shellfish almost every day. Her brother Kendis dislikes oysters but eats local predator fish from the river three times a week. Recent water quality tests show moderate levels of heavy metals in the river and marsh. What is the most likely result of this pollutant on Mecayla and Kendis if they maintain the same diet? a. Mecayla will get sick first because she eats oysters every day.
b. Kendis will get sick first because of less bioaccumulation.
c. Biomagnification will cause Kendis to become ill first.
d. Bioaccumulation will cause Mecayla to become ill first.

im not exactly sure which it is but it is either a or c

step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.