Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 48

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
Between 1907 and 1923, cattle grazing in the Kaibab National forest in Arizona was greatly reduced, deer hunting was eliminated, and predators were killed. Over 600 cougars, 11 wolves (most had already been killed in the 1800s) , and 3000 coyotes were trapped or shot. In response, the deer herd began to increase. By 1915, the deer were estimated at 25,000; by 1920 at 50,000; and by 1923 at approximately 100,000.
-The initial population of Kaibab deer in 1906 was about 4000. In an area of about 800,000 acres, this works out to an average density of one deer per 200 acres. The density in 1923 is .

• A) one deer per 80 acres
• B) one deer per 8 acres
• C) one deer per 0.8 acres
• D) one deer per 20 acres
• E) one deer per 800 acres

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