Multiple choice

Fill blank (vi).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

In jaguars, the mutation is (i)_______. Hence, black jaguars can (ii)_______ both black and (iii)______ cubs, but spotted jaguars only (iv)_______ spotted cubs when bred together. In leopards, the (v)_______ is recessive and some spotted leopards can produce the black cubs if both (vi)________ carry the gene in hidden form, while black leopards always breed true when mated together. In (vii)______ mounted specimens, black leopards often (viii)_______ to a rusty color, but black jaguars fade to chocolate brown. (ix)_______ black jaguar was (x)________ a separate species by indigenous people.

  1. architects

  2. custodians

  3. parents

  4. prototypes

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'parents' is the correct option as parent is one that begets or brings forth offspring. ‘Architect’ is a person who designs buildings and in many cases, also supervises their construction, ‘custodian’ is a person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something and ‘prototype’ is a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.