White-tailed deer populations in the Texas Hill Country have been increasing for years. The area is now overpopulated with white-tailed deer. What is the most likely result of this overpopulation?
A White-tailed deer will all migrate out of the Hill Country in the order to avoid competing for food, water, and
space and will not retum until the resources recover from the overpopulation.
B White-tailed deer will experience increased competition for food, water, and space, and the deer will be
vulnerable to starvation and disease because the population exceeds the available resources
c White-tailed deer will stop producing offspring until the population returns to a level that can be supported by
the available resources in the area.
DWhite-tailed deer will become omnivores in order to have more available resources and avoid competing with
one another for food.