Question: Oak trees produce seeds that are contained in acorns. Blue jays eat the seeds in acorns. Blue jays also collect acorns and hide them in the ground, often far away from the parent oak tree. Blue jays do not eat the seed of every acorn they hide. How do oak trees benefit from blue jays' collecting and hiding acorns?
Answer: The seeds of oak trees are planted in new environments.
Hypothesis: an blue jay hiding / gathering acorns has a positive impact on an oak tree by spreading those acorns to a new environment
Supporting facts: sent1: an acorn is a kind of seed sent2: some species of tree are deciduous sent3: a seed is a part of a plant sent4: something is used for that something 's purpose sent5: an oak is a kind of tree sent6: when a plant grows , the size of / number of the leaves of that plant may increase sent7: seed dispersers are a vehicle for spreading the seeds of a plant sent8: a bird is a kind of animal sent9: a tree is a kind of plant sent10: trees are a kind of natural resource sent11: seed dispersal is a kind of method of sexual reproduction sent12: if a living thing requires something then that something has a positive impact on that living thing sent13: a blue jay is a kind of bird sent14: a seed is used for storing food for a new plant sent15: an example of replacing a natural resource is planting new trees where a forest once stood sent16: a tree is a kind of habitat sent17: seeds sprouting causes plants to grow sent18: an example of seed dispersal is is an animal hiding / gathering / burying seeds sent19: seeds may sprout when buried in soil sent20: seed dispersal is when the seeds of a plant are moved / are carried / are spread / are dropped / from the parent plant to another area / new environment sent21: collecting is similar to absorbing sent22: to collect means to gather sent23: trees are a kind of resource sent24: if the plant needs a type of soil to grow , then that type of soil will benefit the plant the most sent25: plant requires seed dispersal for reproduction
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if a living thing requires something then that something has a positive impact on that living thing [AND] plant requires seed dispersal for reproduction [INFER] int1: seed dispersal has a positive impact on a plant / a plant 's reproduction [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] an example of seed dispersal is is an animal hiding / gathering / burying seeds [INFER] int2: an animal hiding / gathering seeds has a positive impact on a plant by causing seed dispersal [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] seed dispersal is when the seeds of a plant are moved / are carried / are spread / are dropped / from the parent plant to another area / new environment [INFER] int3: an animal hiding / gathering seeds has a positive impact on a plant by spreading those seeds to a new environment [BECAUSE] an oak is a kind of tree [AND] a tree is a kind of plant [INFER] int4: an oak tree is a kind of plant [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int4 [INFER] int5: an animal hiding / gathering seeds has a positive impact on an oak tree by spreading those seeds to a new environment [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] an acorn is a kind of seed [INFER] int6: an animal hiding / gathering acorns has a positive impact on an oak tree by spreading those acorns to a new environment [BECAUSE] a blue jay is a kind of bird [AND] a bird is a kind of animal [INFER] int7: a blue jay is a kind of animal [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] int7 [INFER] int8: an blue jay hiding / gathering acorns has a positive impact on an oak tree by spreading those acorns to a new environment