Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The ant needed to get food in the forest for its home. It went to the _ for this purpose.

Choice 1: The ant needed to get food in the forest for its home. It went to the forest for this purpose.
Choice 2: The ant needed to get food in the forest for its home. It went to the home for this purpose.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.