Question ID:PT27 S4 Q5 Passage:Ticks attach themselves to host animals to feed.  Having fed to capacity, and not before then, the ticks drop off their host.  Deer ticks feeding off white-footed mice invariably drop off their hosts between noon and sunset, regardless of time of attachment.  White-footed mice are strictly nocturnal animals that spend all daytime hours in their underground nests. Stem:Which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:Deer ticks all attach themselves to white-footed mice during the same part of the day, regardless of day of attachment. Choice B:Deer ticks sometimes drop off their hosts without having fed at all. Choice C:Deer ticks that feed off white-footed mice drop off their hosts in the hosts' nests. Choice D:White-footed mice to which deer ticks have attached themselves are not aware of the ticks. Choice E:White-footed mice are hosts to stable numbers of deer ticks, regardless of season of the year.