Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the best response would be "combative" since there were many battles.
<span>C. the trading of animals, plants, culture, humans, and communicable diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas</span>
The correct answer is - B. a variety of companies.
The investors have the tendency to be investing money in multiple different companies in order to minimize the risk of loss of money. This tactic, in general, works relatively well and provides stability when it comes to investment and profit. The reasons why this a good tactic for the investors is that if some of the companies starts to decline, they also have profit from the others that are prospering, so the chances of losing money are very low.