Question

"Arrange the steps of the Lyme disease cycle in the correct order, starting in spring when ticks hatch from eggs:

1.Tick eggs hatch into larvae.
2.Larvae feed on small mammals, acquiring the Lyme disease bacterium.
3.Infected nymphs feed on mammals and transmit the bacterium.
I4.nfected nymphs molt into adult ticks.
5.Adult ticks feed on larger mammals, potentially transmitting the bacterium.
6.Adult female ticks lay eggs on the ground.

Choose the correct sequence of steps from the options below:

a) 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 5
b) 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
d) 6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1"

Answer 1

The correct sequence of steps in the Lyme disease cycle, starting in spring when ticks hatch from eggs, is outlined.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct sequence of steps in the Lyme disease cycle, starting in spring when ticks hatch from eggs, is:

1. Tick eggs hatch into larvae.
2. Larvae feed on small mammals, acquiring the Lyme disease bacterium.
3. Infected nymphs feed on mammals and transmit the bacterium.
4. Infected nymphs molt into adult ticks.
5. Adult ticks feed on larger mammals, potentially transmitting the bacterium.
6. Adult female ticks lay eggs on the ground.

Therefore, the correct answer is a) 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 5.