Question: The skin of a chameleon can change colors to help it blend with its surroundings. How would this adaptation most likely help a chameleon survive?
Answer: by helping the chameleon hide from its predators
Hypothesis: changing colors can have a positive impact on an animal's survival
Supporting facts: sent1: adaptation has a positive impact on the population / the survival / the reproduction of a species / of individual organisms sent2: coloration means a pattern of colors sent3: hiding can be used to avoid something sent4: adaptation is when an organism develops a trait over time for survival sent5: an example of adaptation is animals avoid eating organisms with bright color sent6: avoiding predators / escaping predators / avoiding consumers is a kind of protection sent7: the colors of parts of an organism are inherited characteristics sent8: camouflage can be used for hunting for prey / food sent9: adapting is when a living thing responds to a change in an environment sent10: the color of an environment means the color of the things that environment contains sent11: an animal is a kind of organism sent12: an example of camouflage is an organism looking like its environment sent13: camouflage is used for hiding by animals from predators sent14: protecting something means preventing harm to that something sent15: survival means to survive sent16: skin is used for protecting the body from harmful substances sent17: an organism 's environment affects that organism 's acquired characteristics sent18: if an animal eats other animals for food , then the animal will be the predator sent19: a chameleon can change colors sent20: some environments change colors sent21: color is a property of something that describes how that something looks sent22: avoiding predators has a positive impact on an organism 's survival sent23: coloration means a thing 's color sent24: covering something is a kind of protection sent25: to protect means to make safe
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] an example of camouflage is an organism looking like its environment [AND] color is a property of something that describes how that something looks [INFER] int1: an example of camouflage is an organism having the same color as its environment [BECAUSE] a chameleon can change colors [AND] some environments change colors [INFER] int2: a chameleon and its environment can change colors [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: an example of camouflage is an organism changing into the color of the environment [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] an animal is a kind of organism [INFER] int4: an example of camouflage is an animal changing into the color of its environment [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] camouflage is used for hiding by animals from predators [INFER] int5: changing colors can be used by animals to hide from predators [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] hiding can be used to avoid something [INFER] int6: changing colors can be used by animals to avoid predators [BECAUSE] an animal is a kind of organism [AND] avoiding predators has a positive impact on an organism 's survival [INFER] int7: avoiding predators has a positive impact on an animal's survival [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] int7 [INFER] int8: changing colors can have a positive impact on an animal's survival