Question

Read this section of the text:

With an excellent sense of smell that compensates for almost total blindness, the hagfish will locate and latch on to a victim.
Which phrases from the text provide clues to the meaning of the word compensates?
O Sense of smell and almost total blindness
O Excellent sense and locate and latch
O Almost total and latch on to
O Locate and latch and to a victim

Answer 1

Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

Compensates here means that the hag fish is able to locate and latch using its sense of smell only.

This indicates excellent sense of smell of hag fish and despite having no vision or total blindness, it is able to both locate and latch.

Thus, option B is correct