Question: Several kinds of birds live on a small island. A storm destroys most of the plants on which the birds feed and build their nests. Which kind of bird is most likely going to survive on the island?
Answer: the birds that are most able to adapt
Hypothesis: animals that are able to adapt are likley going to survive after a storm
Supporting facts: sent1: if a living thing is destroyed then the resources used by that living thing will become available sent2: migration is a kind of adaptation sent3: if something is used for a process, then that something has a positive impact on that process sent4: strong wind can cause destruction of a habitat sent5: if something has a positive impact on the survival of an organism then that organism is likely going to survive sent6: a lack of something that a living thing requires prevents the survival of that living thing sent7: an animal is a kind of living thing sent8: an example of an inherited behavior is a bird building a nest sent9: a storm destroys most of the plants on an island sent10: a nest is a kind of resource for a bird sent11: birds build nests in the spring sent12: adapt is similar to evolve sent13: when a habitat can support living things , living things can live in that habitat sent14: destroying parts of an environment causes changes to that environment sent15: survive means live sent16: a required resource being low in availability has a negative impact on the something that requires that resource sent17: an animal requires a habitat for survival sent18: adapting is when a living thing responds to a change in an environment sent19: adaptations are used for survival sent20: positively impacting an organism 's survival increases the likelihood of survival of that organism sent21: habitat is similar to environment sent22: a nest is a kind of shelter for birds sent23: survival means to survive sent24: an animal is a kind of organism sent25: if something has a negative impact on the survival of an organism then that organism may be unable to survive
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] adapting is when a living thing responds to a change in an environment [AND] an animal is a kind of living thing [INFER] int1: adapting is when an animal responds to a change in an environment [BECAUSE] destroying parts of an environment causes changes to that environment [AND] a storm destroys most of the plants on an island [INFER] int2: a storm changes an environment [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: a storm causes animals in an environment to adapt [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] adaptations are used for survival [INFER] int4: adaptations are used for survival by animals after a storm [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] if something is used for a process, then that something has a positive impact on that process [INFER] int5: an adaptation has a positive impact on an animal 's survival after a storm [BECAUSE] an animal is a kind of organism [AND] if something has a positive impact on the survival of an organism then that organism is likely going to survive [INFER] int6: if something has a positive impact on the survival of an animal then that animal is likely going to survive [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] int6 [INFER] int7: animals that are able to adapt are likley going to survive after a storm