Carrying Capacity - Deer/Lyme

The population of deer in 1970 was about...?

• 8 deer per acre

• 12 deer per acre

• 20 deer per acre

• 30 deer per acre

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The population of deer in 2000 was about...

• 3.5 deer per acre

• 1 deer per acre

• 8 deer per acre

• 2.5 deer per acre

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About how many cases of Lyme disease were reported in Noble County in 1980

• 30

• 12

• 8

• 20

About how many cases of Lyme Disease were reported in 2010?

• 10

• 5

• 2

• 0

Consider the years between 1950 and 1980. What is the 'carrying capacity of the deer population' in Nobel County?

• About 8 deer per acre

• About 10 deer per acre

• About 12 deer per acre

• About 6 deer per acre

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What might have caused a decrease in the deer population beginning in about 1987?

• An increase in the maximum deer a hunter could 'harvest' (hunt).

• A disease that infected the deer population.

• An introduction of wolves to the Nobel County area.

• A severe drought that lasted many years.

• An introduction of bald eagles to Nobel County area.

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Lyme disease cases seem linked to the deer population likely because...

• Deer Carry Lyme Disease and spread it to humans when they eat the meat.

• Deer carry the species of ticks that spread Lyme Disease to humans.

• Deer Carry Lyme Disease and spread it to humans when they bite hunters.

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During which set of years does it appear the deer population is in 'equilibrium?

• 1960 - 1965

• 1970 - 1975

• 1990 - 1995

• 2005 - 2010

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Which seemed to occur first?

• Introduction of Deer to Nobel County

• The first cases of Lyme Disease in Nobel County

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The carrying capacity of deer from 2000 - 2015 is about...

• 4 deer per acre

• 10 deer per acre

• 2 deer per acre

• 6 deer per acre

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