A group of scientists proposed that mammals with fur that contrasts with their background are hunted more by predators than mammals with fur that blends in with their background.After running several experiments,the scientists found that dark mice were attacked 25 percent of the time in a dark habitat and 75 percent of the time in a light habitat.The light-colored mice were attacked 25 percent of the time in a light habitat and 75 percent of the time in a dark habitat.These data
A) support the hypothesis because dark-colored mice are attacked more often in both light and dark environments.
B) support the hypothesis because dark-colored mice were attacked more in light environments and light-colored mice were attacked more in dark environments.
C) do not support the hypothesis because although dark-colored mice are captured more often in light environments, they are also captured more often in dark environments.
D) do not support the hypothesis because light-colored mice are attacked more often in both light and dark environments.
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