Use information to answer. If factors in the environment destroy all the tick populations one can reasonably expect.

Question

A.No change in the numbers of any population
B. All three populations will decrease
C. The moose population would increase
D. An increase in the availability of buds

The information is: during some years moose are greatly infected with ticks. High density of ticks (#/cm2) can cause the death of weakened moose. The principal food of moose is buds of willows and hazelnut shrubs.

Answer 1

C. The moose population would increase

If factors in the environment destroy all tick populations, there would be less risk of moose being greatly infected with ticks, potentially leading to an increase in the moose population.