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').

Q: Pistillate flowers have a compound ovary with ____ locules topped by three sticky, sessile stigmas.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) zero b) three c) six d) seven

A: b
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Q: Female elephants have babies about ____ years apart, and they have only one each time.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) eight b) one c) zero d) three

A: d
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Q: Dalmatians shed twice a year, six months in the spring and ____ months in the fall.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) four b) six c) ten d) nine

A:
b
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