According to Researchers, How Has Forest Fragmentation Led to the Potential

question 40

Multiple Choice

According to researchers, how has forest fragmentation led to the potential higher rate of exposure to Lyme disease?

• A) Forest fragmentation has led to a decrease in population size of the bird species that feed on ticks.
• B) Forest fragmentation has led to a warmer and drier environment that is not suitable for tick growth.
• C) Forest fragmentation has led to an increase white-footed mice populations that are serve as hosts for ticks
• D) Forest fragmentation has led more human contact with the smaller parcels of forests

---

Definitions:

Break-even Point

The point at which total costs and total revenues are exactly the same, yielding neither a profit nor a loss.

Degree of Operating Leverage

The degree of operating leverage is a financial ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to its sales, indicating how earnings before interest and taxes are affected by sales volume.

Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not vary with the level or amount of goods or services produced or sold.

Contribution Margin

The difference between sales revenue and variable costs, used to cover fixed costs and profits.