It would be a facilitator, though i dont really have all the options.....
Hoped this helped :)
The Answer is: It is their only way out.
"Yes," replied the Professor, looking at me calmly from under his spectacles, "it is the only chance which remains to us of ever escaping from the interior of the earth to the light of day."
The answer is RACE it will help you brainstorm
Answer: No, his experiment is not designed correctly.
Explanation: He didn't use the same measurements in each experiment. He should've either buried them all in the yard, or she should've kept them all in pots. Not having them in the same environment could affect the results of his experiment, thus making it inaccurate.