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Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : plankton mistake them for food and are then eaten by fish

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सही उत्तर plankton mistake them for food and are then eaten by fish है।

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Question:

Referring to the passage given above, microplastics enter the food chain mainly because:

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fishermen deliberately mix them into their nets
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they dissolve completely in seawater
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plankton mistake them for food and are then eaten by fish
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factories discharge them directly into rivers

Correct Answer: plankton mistake them for food and are then eaten by fish

The passage states that plankton mistake microplastics for food and that fish eat the plankton, which is how the particles enter the food chain; the other explanations are not mentioned.

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