Question

instructions the following sentence has a blank indicating that something has been left out. in the answers box are four words or phrases. choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. question the giant squid (architeuthis) had _______ photographers for decades, but the deep - sea creature was finally located and photographed for the first time in 2005. intrigued flummoxed eluded exhausted

Explanation:

1. Analyze the context: The sentence says the giant squid was finally located and photographed in 2005 after decades. This implies it was hard to find before.
2. Evaluate each word:

• "Intrigued" means interested, but doesn't convey the idea of being hard - to - find.
• "Flummoxed" means confused, which is not the main idea here.
• "Eluded" means to avoid or escape being caught, seen, etc., which fits the idea that the giant squid was difficult to find for decades.
• "Exhausted" means very tired or used up, which is not relevant to the situation of the squid being hard to locate.

Answer:

C. eluded