Combine the given two facts to write a concluding fact. Note that there should be some parts of the first and second facts that are not mentioned in this conclusion fact. Your combined fact should be the result of a chain between the two facts. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce a concluding fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (fact1) + "pollution can harm animals" (fact2) → "pesticides can harm animals" (conclusion fact). Parts of the concluding fact overlap with the first and the second fact. To construct such a  concluding fact, a useful way is to borrow the subject from one fact and the ending conclusions from another fact.
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Question: Fact 1: Many corals secrete an exoskeleton that builds up to become a coral reef. 
Fact 2: Coral is calcium carbonate with a trade of carotene.

Answer: calcium carbonate becomes a  reef.


Question: Fact 1: Some species of reptiles can go several weeks between meals. 
Fact 2: Reptiles lay eggs protected by leathery shells.

Answer: Some layers of leathery eggs can go several weeks between meals.


Question: Fact 1: heavy rains cause flooding. 
Fact 2: Drought causes the water table to drop, heavy rains cause it to rise.

Answer:
Water rises with flooding.