Use the scenario to answer the following question. A forest ecosystem is home to mountain lions, coyotes, bobcats and deer. The
deer eat grass. The mountain tions, coyotes, and babcats eat deer. Hunters began killing large numbers of mountain lions, coyotes, and bobcats. About twenty years later, the deer population had largely increased. The teacher asked the students to explain why the population of deer had a large increase in population size. Which student's argument MOST accurately explains the increase in the deer population? A Student 4: The deer population increased because with fewer mountain lions, coyotes, and babcats there was less competition within the deer population. B. Student 1The number of deer increased because deer populations are always increasing, even when there are mountain lions, coyotes, and bobcats preying on them. Student 3: The number of deer increased because with fewer mountain lions, coyotes, and bobcats, the deer had more food available to eat. D Student 2: The number of deer increased because without mountain , coyotes, and bobcats, the deer longer and had more offspring that also lived longer,
