Question

saving lives in an area with many red deer. too many deer in an area reduces the diversity of trees and destroys bird habitat. wolves used to be the deer’s predator, but hunting by humans removed wolves from the area. sandra researches if reintroducing wolves to the area will reduce the impact of having too many deer. she finds a simulation based on a different wolf reintroduction. she puts the results in a table. effect of wolf reintroduction on deer population table with columns: years since reintroduction, wolves (density: individuals/1,000 km²), deer (density: individuals/1,000 km²); rows: 0 (wolves:10, deer:19,000), 20 (wolves:200, deer:15,000), 40 (wolves:95, deer:4,000), 60 (wolves:30, deer:3,200), 80 (wolves:25, deer:3,000), 100 (wolves:25, deer:3,000). part a: based on the data, will reintroducing wolves reduce the impact of having too many deer? options: ⓐ no, ⓑ yes. part b: what data best supports the choice from part a? options: ⓐ the density of wolves increased from 10 to 200 in the first 20 years. ⓑ the density of deer in the simulation was 19,000 deer at its highest. ⓒ the density of the population of deer stays around 3,000 after 80 years. ⓓ the density of the wolf and deer populations decreased between 60 and 100 years.

Explanation:

Part A

As wolves (predator) are reintroduced, deer (prey) density drops from 19,000 to ~3,000 over time, showing reintroduction reduces deer impact.

To support Part A's conclusion (reintroduction reduces deer impact), we need data showing deer density stabilizes at a lower level. Option C shows deer density stays ~3,000 after 80 years, indicating a reduced and stable impact.

Answer:

B. yes

Part B