Question: The Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions in Maryland produce crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, tobacco, tomatoes, and apples. Which environmental factor most likely influences which crops are grown in these regions?
Answer: soil quality
Hypothesis: the type of soil may have the greatest impact on plant growth
Supporting facts: sent1: heavy soil is a type of soil sent2: growth is when a living thing grows sent3: the looseness of soil has a positive impact on a plant 's roots' growth in that soil sent4: if something impacts multiple parts of a process then that something may have the greatest impact on that process sent5: the amount of moisture soil can hold determines the availability of water in that soil sent6: moisture is a kind of environmental factor sent7: a plant is a kind of living thing sent8: producing crops requires using farm land sent9: a plant requires water to grow sent10: soil provides nutrients for plants sent11: growth is a kind of process sent12: sandy soil is a type of soil sent13: an environment means an area sent14: plant uptake is when plants absorb water from soil into themselves through their roots sent15: nutrient poor soil means low quality soil sent16: as the amount of organic matter in soil increases , the soil will be better for the growth of plants sent17: sandy soil holds less moisture than heavy soil sent18: if something is required for a process then that something positively impacts that process sent19: if the plant needs a type of soil to grow , then that type of soil will benefit the plant the most sent20: soil contains nutrients for plants sent21: fertile soil is high in quality sent22: agricultural ground contains soil sent23: a plant requires nutrients to grow sent24: often soil is found in an environment sent25: high quality / rich / good soil has a high number of nutrients
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] soil provides nutrients for plants [AND] a plant requires nutrients to grow [INFER] int1: a plant requires nutrients in soil for growth [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] if something is required for a process then that something positively impacts that process [INFER] int2: nutrients in soil positively impacts the plant growth process [BECAUSE] soil contains nutrients for plants [AND] high quality / rich / good soil has a high number of nutrients [INFER] int3: different types of soil contain different amounts of nutrients [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: different amounts of nutrients in different types of soil impact plant growth [BECAUSE] growth is when a living thing grows [AND] a plant is a kind of living thing [INFER] int5: growth is when a plant grows [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] a plant requires water to grow [INFER] int6: a plant requires water for growth [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] plant uptake is when plants absorb water from soil into themselves through their roots [INFER] int7: a plant requires water absorbed from soil for growth [BECAUSE] growth is a kind of process [AND] if something is required for a process then that something positively impacts that process [INFER] int8: if something is required for growth then that something positively impacts growth [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] int8 [INFER] int9: water absorbed from soil positively impacts plant growth [BECAUSE] sandy soil holds less moisture than heavy soil [AND] the amount of moisture soil can hold determines the availability of water in that soil [INFER] int10: sandy soil has less available water than heavy soil [BECAUSE] heavy soil is a type of soil [AND] sandy soil is a type of soil [INFER] int11: sandy soil and heavy soil are different types of soil [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] int11 [INFER] int12: different types of soil have different availability of water [BECAUSE] int12 [AND] int9 [INFER] int13: different availabilty of water in different types of soil impact plant growth [BECAUSE] int13 [AND] int4 [INFER] int14: type of soil impacts plant growth through amount of nutrients and availability of water [BECAUSE] int14 [AND] if something impacts multiple parts of a process then that something may have the greatest impact on that process [INFER] int15: the type of soil may have the greatest impact on plant growth