Question

The taste of the coffee ---- by how and where the coffee bean is grown.

Answer 1

Answer:

coffee have been grown in Karnataka

Answer 2

Answer:

The taste of coffee is determined by how and where the coffee bean is grown.

Explanation:

The missing portion implies that the taste of coffe depends on where and how it is grown.

We have to find a phrase or a verb conjugation that fits the sentence.

Other options will not fit the sentence structure, before the word "by".