Question

the national wildlife federation released data on deer populations in the united states. the graph shows the estimated populations from 1450 to 2010. select the conclusion that is based on scientific thinking. hunting deer was popular and unregulated until the early 1900s causing a decrease in populations. this is when hunting limits were set, allowing populations to increase. the deer population steadily decreased until the early 1900s. in 1907, the sun, earth, mars, and venus aligned. this event caused the deer population to rise again. deer were very unlucky until the early 1900s. this is when deer became more lucky, allowing their population to increase. before the early 1900s, there were many viruses that infected the deer, so their populations decreased. after 1902, viruses no longer cared about deer populations so they stopped infecting them. u.s. deer population, 1450 to 2017 millions 50 45 total population 40 35 30 whitetails 25 20 15 10 mule, blacktails, and other 5 0 1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000

Explanation:

Scientific thinking involves logical, evidence - based reasoning. The first option provides a cause - and - effect relationship (unregulated hunting causing population decrease and hunting limits causing population increase) that is consistent with scientific reasoning. The second option attributes the population rise to a celestial alignment which has no scientific basis for directly affecting deer populations. The third option uses the concept of "luck" which is not scientific. The fourth option gives an anthropomorphic and non - scientific view of viruses "caring" about deer.

Answer:

Hunting deer was popular and unregulated until the early 1900s causing a decrease in populations. This is when hunting limits were set, allowing populations to increase.