Which statement is a hypothesis that would best address the question are deer eating the young hemlocks and preventing them from growing? A) deer will eat young hemlocks but not old hemlocks

Hemlocks are a common type of tree in the northern forests of the United States.

We know that deer will eat young hemlocks but not old hemlocks because they are still growing and have more nutrition.

Hypothesis - If deer are eating young hemlocks, then keeping deer away from the young trees will allow the trees to grow.