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I would believe that the answer is compares because i think that it fits best in the sentence. Hope this helps
The word correlates has several synonyms, among which we can find the following: compare, relate, contrast, differentiate, etc.
In the sentence, the word that serves as a synonym is the option A) Compares.
To be read as follows: If brain size compares to intelligence, why are squirrels so good at defeating my attempts to keep them out of the bird feeders?