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.

[EX Q]: Question: When a rabbit farmer begins a farm he starts with many rabbits. If the rabbits are not cared for and fed does the population 
 Answer: decrease
[EX A]: With exponential growth, the population starts out growing slowly. As population size increases, the growth rate also increases.

[EX Q]: Question: Theresa increased the amount of water in her pool. Rock would likely melt 
 Answer: faster
[EX A]: As the amount of water increases, the melting point of rock decreases.

[EX Q]: Question: _____ boiling and melting points are a result of alkanes with more carbon atoms. 
 Answer: Higher
[EX A]:
Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points.