Question: In Maryland, most bears have thick, dark fur. Which statement best explains how dark fur helps bears survive in the forests of Maryland?
Answer: Dark fur helps bears hide.
Hypothesis: having dark fur has a positive impact on an animal's survival in a forest
Supporting facts: sent1: a bear is a kind of animal sent2: difficulty seeing means visibility decreases sent3: black is a kind of color sent4: fur is usually soft in texture sent5: an animal is a kind of living thing sent6: dark means a low amount of light sent7: a forest is dark in color sent8: thickness is a property of an object and includes ordered values of thin / thick sent9: eyes are usually part of an animal for seeing sent10: protecting a living thing has a positive impact on that living thing 's survival / health sent11: camouflage is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment sent12: hiding is a kind of protection against predators / from predators sent13: if the environmental temperature / air temperature is too cold then an animal / a living thing in that environment may become cold sent14: a forest is a kind of environment sent15: color is a kind of physical / visual property sent16: a bear is dark in color sent17: if an object is black then that object absorbs all visible light / heat sent18: thick fur / thick feathers can be used for keeping warm sent19: an example of camouflage is organism having the same color as its environment sent20: if an animal 's fur is a color then that animal is that color sent21: darker objects absorb more light than light colored objects sent22: an organism 's environment affects that organism 's acquired characteristics sent23: an animal is a kind of organism sent24: thickness is a measure of how thick an object is sent25: coloration means a pattern of colors
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a forest is a kind of environment [AND] a forest is dark in color [INFER] int1: a forest environment is dark in color [BECAUSE] a bear is dark in color [AND] if an animal 's fur is a color then that animal is that color [INFER] int2: a bear's fur is dark in color [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: a bear's fur and a forest environment are both dark in color [BECAUSE] a bear is a kind of animal [AND] an animal is a kind of organism [INFER] int4: a bear is a kind of organism [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] an example of camouflage is organism having the same color as its environment [INFER] int5: an example of camouflage is a bear having the same color as its environment [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: an example of camouflage is a bear's fur being the same dark color as a forest [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] camouflage is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment [INFER] int7: a bear having dark fur is a kind of adaptation for hiding in a forest [BECAUSE] protecting a living thing has a positive impact on that living thing 's survival / health [AND] an animal is a kind of living thing [INFER] int8: protecting an animal has a positive impact on that animal's survival [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] hiding is a kind of protection against predators / from predators [INFER] int9: hiding can have a positive impact on an animal's survival [BECAUSE] int9 [AND] a bear is a kind of animal [INFER] int10: hiding can have a positive impact on a bear's survival [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] int7 [INFER] int11: having dark fur has a positive impact on an animal's survival in a forest