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Forest fragmentation occurs when development severs a continuous area of forest, breaking it down into small patches. Some animals, such as white-footed mice, thrive in conditions of forest fragmentation, reaching their highest population densities in small forest patches. These mice are the main carrier of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, a debilitating illness that is often transmitted from white-footed mice to humans by deer ticks. Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) White-footed mice are very rarely found in unfragmented forests.
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*This question is included in Dec 2012 LSAT (PT68): Logical Reasoning B