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.

[EX Q]: We took the tools out of their individual bags and put them in boxes, as we wanted them together, so the _ were no longer needed to store them properly.
[EX A]: bags

[EX Q]: The grip of the anvil cannot bend the iron bar because the _ is weak.
[EX A]: grip

[EX Q]: The tree was much stronger than the sapling because the _ was a younger plant.
[EX A]:
sapling