In the Indigenous intercropping system known as the Three Sisters, maize, squash, and beans, form an____web of relations: Maize provides the structure on which the bean vines grow, the squash vines cover the soil, making despondent competition from weeds and the beans aid their two “sisters” by helping the soil with integral nitrogen.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

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Choice A is the best option. As used in this context, “intricate” would mean made up of complexly related elements. The text indicates that in the Three Sisters system, maize, squash, and beans form a “web of relations” in which the crops interact in various ways.

intricate

Choice B is incorrect because describing the relationship among the crops in the Three Sisters system as “obscure,” or unknown or poorly understood, would not make sense in context

obscure

Choice C is incorrect because the text discusses the practical benefits that each plant in the Three Sisters system provides to other members of the system, showing that the relationship among the crops that make up the system is not “ornamental,” or mainly serving a decorative purpose.

ornamental

Choice D is incorrect because describing the relationship among the crops in the Three Sisters system as “indecipherable,” or impossible to comprehend, would not make sense in context

indecipherable

The text with the most logical and precise word or phrase - intricate

Option

A

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