The Allegheny woodrat is a North American rodent whose main source of food is acorns from the oak tree. In the last century, gypsy moth caterpillars have destroyed many oak trees in Pennsylvania. What
will happen if the Allegheny woodrat cannot find another suitable source of food?
A. Humans will have to bring in many sacks of acorns.
B. The woodrat species will all get sick.
C. The oak tree forest will become polluted.
D. The woodrat species will become endangered and perhaps extinct.