If You Find a Mouse in Your Basement,it Is Likely

question 13

Multiple Choice

If you find a mouse in your basement,it is likely Mus musculus.Peromyscus leucopus is also common.Or,you may get lucky and find a relatively rare Peromyscus maniculatus instead.Out of these three species,which two are the most closely related (from an evolutionary standpoint) ?

• A)the two most common: M.musculus and P.leucopus
• B)the two species in the Peromyscus genus
• C)the two with the species name that starts with "m" because species that start with the same first letter are closely related
• D)There is no way to tell with the information provided in this question.

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