According to Barry Lopez, the fundamental topic of nature writing concerns our lack of connection to a sense of place and the natural world.
The correct answer would be B. Adjective.
A participial phrase would appear to be a verb but it functions as an adjective in a sentence. It describes a noun. It consists of a present participle, past participle, or any modifiers and objects.
The answer is: Coffee, chocolate, and tea were not native to Europe.
In the passage from the essay called "When Chocolate was Medicine," the narrator describes how Europeans tasted tea, coffee and chocolate for the first time. Because these beverages were brought from overseas, they were an unknown pleasurable taste, so people were cautious and alert about their effects. As a consequence, at first they were just prescribed by pharmacists, as if they were drugs.
I would say C.
It is probably the best answer