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5a. Lyme disease bacteria reproduce by dividing in two. These bacteria can reproduce inside black-legged ticks and inside white-footed mice or other mammal hosts. However, reproduction inside a single animal is not enough to ensure the survival of Lyme disease bacteria. Suppose that the Lyme disease bacteria in a tick could reproduce inside the tick, but could not transfer from the tick to a mammal host. What will happen to this population of Lyme disease bacteria when the tick dies?