Choose the option that best completes the analogy:
Collision : Damage :: Bacteria : ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Decay
Given pair: Collision : Damage → cause : effect (a crash between two moving things causes damage)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Bacteria : Decay (answer) | cause : effect (bacteria make food and dead matter rot) |
| (2) Bacteria : Microscope | thing : instrument used to see it (a microscope is used to see bacteria) |
| (3) Bacteria : Antibiotic | thing : what kills it (an antibiotic is a medicine that kills bacteria) |
| (4) Bacteria : Fungus | two kinds of living things (a fungus, such as mould, is another kind) |