Question

what is the relationship between black squirrels and nut - producing trees? * 1 point chart with years 2009 - 2012, nut - producing trees (green dots) and black squirrels (red dots) data options: directly proportional - as one increases the other increases or as one decreases the other decreases; inversely proportional - as one increases the other decreases; there is no relationship between the squirrels and trees

Explanation:

To determine the relationship, we analyze the trends of nut - producing trees (green dots) and black squirrels (red dots) over the years (2009 - 2012). As the number of nut - producing trees increases (from 2009 to 2012, the green dots show an upward trend), the number of black squirrels also increases (the red dots also show an upward trend). In a directly proportional relationship, when one quantity increases, the other also increases (or when one decreases, the other decreases) in a consistent way, which matches the trend we observe here. For an inversely proportional relationship, one would increase while the other decreases, which is not the case. And since we can see a trend, there is a relationship.

Answer:

A. Directly proportional - as one increases the other increases or as one decreases the other decreases (assuming the option text for the first option is "Directly proportional - as one increases the other increases or as one decreases the other decreases")