Use the information to answer the following question. The Blacklegged Tick is a parasite of the White-Footed Mouse. The White-Footed Mouse carries the bacteria which cause Lyme Disease. The bacteria are spread to ticks that bite infected mice. If an infected tick then bites a human, the human can be infected with the bacteria and develop Lyme Disease. Scientists have proposed that increased human development has led to an increase in the White-Footed Mouse population which can lead to increased cases of Lyme Disease in humans.

Answering which scientific question would BEST support the scientist’s hypothesis?

A.
Does development of neighborhoods increase White-Footed Mouse populations?

B.
Do ticks bite a mouse more than once?

C.
Does Lyme Disease spread to humans from ticks?

D.
Do White-Footed Mice live in forest areas?