Craft and StructureEasy–MediumChoosing a precise verb in a science text
Craft and Structure practice question
Some Australian orchids ____ female wasps so convincingly — in shape, color, even scent — that males land on the petals and, in their confusion, carry the flower's pollen away.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. mimicCorrect
- B. avoid
- C. digest
- D. pollinate
Answer: A. mimic
The orchid looks and smells like a female wasp — it imitates, or 'mimics,' the insect to draw males in.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. avoid
- The flower attracts wasps; avoiding them would defeat its strategy.
- C. digest
- The orchid is not eating the wasp; it uses the visit to move pollen.
- D. pollinate
- The wasp pollinates the orchid, not the other way around — and the blank describes resembling the insect.
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