Question

the care and keeping of big cats part b
kate mccamaghey
the grammatical errors in the passage are intentional.
1 one function of zoos being to provide safe places where
endangered animals can breed. to be effective in producing healthy cats
that are genetically diverse (born to unrelated parents), zoos will often
ship animals long distances to find mates that would make a good match
2 if you let closely related cats have offspring together, their young
would be considered inbred, which means they dont have a healthy mix
of different backgrounds in their physical makeup. inbred animals are
prone to be sick or even die. computer technology helps zoos be sure
which animals would make the best mates for each other and avoid
inbreeding
3 animals use in a species survival plan are sometimes taken out of
the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful, area to breed and
care for their offspring in the first critical weeks. usually you can tell if
animals on display in a zoo are involved in an ssp because there will be
a sign posted on their enclosure
3 one of the most important differences in zoos today from zoos long ago
the author wants to add a sentence to the end of the passage. select
the sentence which demonstrates the correct formation of a plural
noun
a many crises will occur if zoo siall and volunteers
disregard these procedures.
b many criss will occur if zoo staff and volunteers
disregard these procedures.
c many crisses will occur if zoo staff and volunteers
disregard these procedures.
d many crissses will occur if zoo staff and volunteers
disregard these procedures.

Explanation:

To determine the correct plural noun formation, we analyze each option. Option A has "crises" which is the correct plural form of "crisis". Option B has an incorrect apostrophe (crisis’ - which is possessive, not plural). Option C ("crissises") and Option D ("crissises’") have incorrect spellings.

Answer:

A. Many crises will occur if zoo staff and volunteers disregard these procedures.