TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: Dan notices that there were no new trees planted this year. Since there are so few trees in the area, Dan expects the air to be 
 Answer: dry

SOLUTION: With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common.

PROBLEM: Question: Jean has two plants, one with leaves, and one that has had the leaves stripped from it. The plant stripped of its leaves will produce food in amounts that are 
 Answer: smaller

SOLUTION: Less photosynthesis means that plants and phytoplankton produce less food.

PROBLEM: Question: By pouring a cup of water into two dry powders that would react if they were hydrated, does the rate at which the powders 
 Answer: increase

SOLUTION:
More water allows more chemical reactions.