Question

this octopus has lost a few tentacles.
an octopus has eight tentacles, or long, thin arms that are bendable. this sea animal can regrow tentacles that have been bitten off by a predator. in fact, losing a tentacle can be helpful. octopus tentacles have so many nerves that a tentacle can continue to crawl around after it has become separated from the octopus’s body. the tentacle’s motion confuses the predator and keeps its attention, so the octopus has time to get away safely.
fill in the blanks to explain how a wounded octopus can trick a predator.
the octopus’s tentacle keeps dropdown: moving right after it is bitten off. the tentacle confuses the predator. then the octopus options: attacks, escapes, crawls

Explanation:

Para completar el espacio en blanco, debemos analizar el contexto. El texto dice que después de que el tentáculo es mordido, el pulpo necesita escapar. Entre las opciones "attacks", "escapes" y "crawls", "escapes" es lo más lógico porque el pulpo se va a salvo.

Answer:

escapes