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.
Do White-Footed Mice live in forest areas?

B.
Do ticks bite a mouse more than once?

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

D.
Does Lyme Disease spread to humans from ticks?