Question

Choose the word that completes the analogy:
Incubator : Infant :: Green House : ?

• A. Parasites
• B. Worms
• C. Puppies
• D. Tadpoles
• E. Saplings

Hint:

An incubator protects a fragile infant; think about what fragile young growth a greenhouse protects.

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Step 1: Work out the relationship between the first pair.
An "incubator" is a controlled, protective environment used to nurture a fragile, newly born "infant" until it is strong enough to survive on its own.

Step 2: Apply the same relationship to the second pair.
A "green house" is likewise a controlled, protective environment, but built to nurture young, delicate plants until they are hardy enough to be moved outdoors. We need the option that names the young, tender form of a plant.

Step 3: Eliminate the options that do not fit.
(a) Parasites are organisms that live off a host, they are not raised or protected in a greenhouse.
(b) Worms and (d) Tadpoles are young animal forms, not plant forms, so they do not belong in a greenhouse.
(c) Puppies are young dogs, an animal again, unrelated to a greenhouse's purpose.

Step 4: Confirm the best match.
(e) Saplings are young, tender plants or trees, exactly the kind of fragile growth a greenhouse is designed to nurture and protect, just as an incubator nurtures an infant.

Step 5: State the answer.
The correct answer is option (e), Saplings.