The underlined words are : "allay the discontent". To Allay means to enervate or reduce. Discontentment simply means dissatisfaction. Hence the "following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable: is "justify the gratification" (Option A). Note that this is a text of knowledge of synonyms.
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A and B are both good answer but B makes more since because in the sentence it says Frugivores live near their food so they don’t have to fly far, also Frugivores eat bananas from trees and berries so (B) is the answer.
Maybe something like "does it look good on me?" Or "will others like it?"
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