Question

a park ranger collects information at outlook woods. defoliation trends of outlook woods. from year 3 to year 5, larval density: a. decreased and then increased. b. increased only. c. increased and then decreased. d. stayed the same.

Explanation:

Step1: Locate years 3 and 5 on x - axis

Find Year 3 and Year 5 on the horizontal axis representing the year.

Step2: Check larval density trend

Observe the dashed - line (larval density) between Year 3 and Year 5 on the graph. We can see that the larval density (number of larvae per kg of foliage) decreases from Year 3 to some point and then increases.

Answer:

A. decreased and then increased