This graph shows the results of a study on black-legged tick nymphs that are infected with the Lyme disease bacterium. The density of infected nymphs was calculated for forest fragments of different sizes (area in hectares) . Answer the following questions using this graph.
-If a small forest fragment (less than 2.5 hectares in size) was found to have 0.01 infected nymph ticks per square meter, what characteristic would you expect this fragment to have?
A) a corridor to a larger forest fragment
B) edges that are good habitat for tick hosts
C) vegetation that required bioremediation
D) endemic species that increase tick population size
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A)CO2
B)H2O
C)NH3
D)N2
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