You are given a science question (easy-level) and four answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer based on scientific facts, knowledge, and reasoning. Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D'. There is only one correct answer for each question.

[EX Q]: A hearing aid is a small device that contains an amplifier, a battery, a microphone, and a speaker. Which part of a hearing aid functions to detect sounds in the user's environment?  
 (A) the amplifier (B) the battery (C) the microphone (D) the speaker
[EX A]: C

[EX Q]: Which of the following is most consistent with the modern theory of evolution?  
 (A) Parents pass their physical traits to their offspring; those offspring with traits that help them survive in the environment are able to reproduce. (B) Parents change their physical traits in order to survive in the environment, then those parental traits are passed to their offspring. (C) Life on this planet came from another planet far out in space. (D) Living organisms have not changed for hundreds of millions of years.
[EX A]: A

[EX Q]: Scientists from around the world would most likely meet at a conference held in Paris, France, to  
 (A) learn how to speak the same language. (B) work together on scientific research. (C) teach students the importance of education. (D) show other scientists the scientific method.
[EX A]:
B