Question

the pine borer beetle is a parasite to the pine tree. what would most likely happen to the pine tree population if the beetle population decreased? decrease increase become extinct stay the same

Explanation:

A parasite (pine borer beetle) harms its host (pine tree). If the parasite population decreases, the harm to the host (pine trees) reduces, so the pine tree population is likely to increase as fewer trees are damaged or killed by the beetles.

Answer:

B. increase