You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

The shrimp didn't cook well on the grill, while the steak was perfect, since the _ was an appropriate food for this cooking method.
steak

Moira bought a marimo at the store and thought she could distinguish between a real marimo and fake marimo. However, her marimo floated which meant it was the _ .
fake marimo

The cutlass cannot cut the branches when James tried to prune the tree because the _ is dull.

cutlass