In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.

Q: Question: As Peter's dog got smaller, the dog's bones became 
 Answer: smaller

A: As animals grow their bones get longer and bigger, they grow more hair, and are able to take care of themselves by getting food, shelter, and water.
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Q: Question: A genotype with poor fitness will likely produce _____ offspring than a more fit one. 
 Answer: less

A: Genotypes with greater fitness produce more offspring and pass more copies of their alleles to the next generation.
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Q: Question: Dane was on a mountaintop and struggled to breathe, so he rectified it by getting to an elevation that was 
 Answer: lower

A:
At higher elevations, there is less air to press on a given area.
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