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A pesticide similar to DDT was sprayed on a lake to control mosquitoes. After a period of a few months, the HIGHEST concentration of this pesticide was found in the
water.
mosquitoes.
algae.
fish that ate the mosquitoes.
osprey and hawks that ate the fish.

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