Given a sentence with a missing word, pick the answer option that best fills out the missing word in the sentence. Indicate each answer with its index ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd').

Plants have three and ____ way branching carying sixteen buds.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) seven b) six c) four d) ten
c

All butterflies go through ____ distinct stages in their lives.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) eight b) seven c) four d) three
c

Manatees are herbivorous animals and spend ____ to eight hours a day eating.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) five b) nine c) six d) seven

c