Unlike European families that had adapted to high __________________, Native American families were much smaller and less adapted to disease.

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The sentence is contrasting the adaptation of European families to high childhood mortality rates with that of Native American families, suggesting that Native American families had not adapted to such high mortality rates. Therefore, A, which refers to childhood mortality, is the best choice. B, C, and D are not mentioned in the sentence and are therefore not relevant.

Unlike European Families That Had Adapted to High __________________, Native