Question: The snowshoe hare sheds its fur twice a year. In the summer, the fur of the hare is brown. In the winter, the fur is white. Which of these statements best explains the advantage of shedding fur?
Answer: Shedding fur helps the hare blend into its habitat.
Hypothesis: shedding fur is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment
Supporting facts: sent1: an animal being the same color as its environment is a kind of coloration sent2: changes in an environment cause animals / plants to adapt to survive sent3: an arctic environment becomes white in the winter sent4: camouflage is a kind of protection against predators / from predators / against consumers sent5: an adaptation is an advantage sent6: hiding can be used for avoiding predators sent7: a snowshow hare sheds its fur during the summer and winter sent8: living in an environment causes an organism to adapt to that environment sent9: hiding means visibility / ability to be seen decreases for camouflage sent10: adaptations are used for survival sent11: animals adapt to their environment sent12: hiding is a kind of protection against predators / from predators sent13: camouflage is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment sent14: when an animal sheds its fur , its fur becomes less dense sent15: an arctic environment becomes brown in the summer sent16: adaptation has a positive impact on the population / the survival / the reproduction of a species / of individual organisms sent17: some animals' fur grows thicker for staying warm in the winter sent18: an organism 's environment affects that organism 's acquired characteristics sent19: if an animal 's fur is a color then that animal is that color sent20: a snowshoe hare's fur is brown during summer sent21: if something is one color at one time and another color at another time, then that something changes color sent22: some environments change color sent23: a snowshoe hare's fur is white during winter sent24: coloration is a kind of adaptation for camouflage sent25: adaptation is when an organism develops a trait over time for survival
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a snowshoe hare's fur is brown during summer [AND] a snowshoe hare's fur is white during winter [INFER] int1: a snowshoe hare's fur is brown in the summer and white in the winter [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] if something is one color at one time and another color at another time, then that something changes color [INFER] int2: a snowshoe hare's fur changes color to brown in the summer and white in the winter [BECAUSE] an arctic environment becomes brown in the summer [AND] an arctic environment becomes white in the winter [INFER] int3: an arctic environment becomes brown in the summer and white in the winter [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: a snowshoe hare's fur changes to the color of its environment in the summer and winter [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] a snowshow hare sheds its fur during the summer and winter [INFER] int5: shedding fur is a kind of method for changing fur color [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] if an animal 's fur is a color then that animal is that color [INFER] int6: shedding fur is a kind of method for changing color [BECAUSE] an animal being the same color as its environment is a kind of coloration [AND] coloration is a kind of adaptation for camouflage [INFER] int7: an example of camouflage is organism having the same color as its environment [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] some environments change color [INFER] int8: an example of camouflage is organism changing into the color of the environment [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] camouflage is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment [INFER] int9: changing into the color of the environment is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] int9 [INFER] int10: shedding fur is a kind of adaptation for hiding in an environment