Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: Horse : Lion
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This analogy is about contrasting types within the same broad biological category. Carnivore and Herbivore are two different kinds of animals classified according to what they eat. The question asks you to choose the pair that shows a similar contrast. Such classification based analogies are common in biology oriented reasoning questions.
Given Data / Assumptions:
1) A carnivore is an animal that primarily eats flesh or meat.
2) A herbivore is an animal that primarily eats plants.
3) Both carnivores and herbivores are animals, but they represent contrasting feeding habits within that category.
4) The options are Flesh : Plant, Horse : Lion, Camel : Giraffe, and Animal : Bird.
5) We look for a pair that mirrors the idea of two contrasting types of animals, one representing plant eating and the other flesh eating.
Concept / Approach:
The model pair is Type of Animal that eats flesh versus Type of Animal that eats plants. To preserve this structure, the correct answer should present a pair of animals where one is a typical herbivore and the other is a typical carnivore. Horse is a classic herbivore, and lion is a classic carnivore, so Horse : Lion captures this contrast neatly. The other options either pair foods or give members of the same category without a clear feeding contrast.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Restate the original pair. Carnivore and Herbivore are two opposite categories of animals based on diet.
Step 2: Examine option a, Flesh : Plant. These are types of food, not animals. The original pair refers to animals themselves, not their food directly.
Step 3: Examine option b, Horse : Lion. A horse is well known as a plant eating animal (herbivore), and a lion is well known as a meat eating animal (carnivore).
Step 4: Examine option c, Camel : Giraffe. Both camel and giraffe are primarily herbivores, so the pair does not show a contrast similar to carnivore versus herbivore.
Step 5: Examine option d, Animal : Bird. Bird is actually a subgroup within the broader category animal, so this is not a contrast of feeding habits but a general to specific relationship.
Step 6: Conclude that Horse : Lion is the only pair that mirrors two distinct animal types with opposite diets, just like Carnivore : Herbivore does in abstract terms.
Verification / Alternative check:
Check the parallel ideas. Carnivore versus herbivore is like lion versus horse in terms of meat eater versus plant eater. The other options fail to provide two animals with clear opposite diets. Flesh : Plant are categories of food, and Camel : Giraffe do not represent meat eating animals, while Animal : Bird changes the category level entirely.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Flesh : Plant shifts the analogy to food items rather than animals. Camel : Giraffe gives two herbivores and therefore lacks the required contrast. Animal : Bird is a kind of class to subclass relation, not a pairing of two types at the same level. None of these options preserve the diet based opposition that defines the original pair.
Common Pitfalls:
Some candidates may pick Flesh : Plant because they see meat versus plant and think it parallels the herbivore carnivore difference. However, the original terms name animals, not food. The better match is to express the same opposition using actual animals, which the Horse : Lion pair does correctly.
Final Answer:
The correct related pair is Horse : Lion, reflecting the same kind of feeding contrast as Carnivore : Herbivore.
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