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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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Fact 1: Plants that are adapted to very dry environments are called xerophytes. 
Fact 2: Bromeliads and cacti are xerophytes.
answer:
Bromeliads and cacti have adapted to very dry environments.


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Fact 1: Mollusks are invertebrates such as the common snail. 
Fact 2: Invertebrates have no backbone.
answer:
mollusks have no backbone.


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Fact 1: Some species of reptiles can go several weeks between meals. 
Fact 2: Crocodiles and gharials are two of the 446 reptile species found.
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crocodiles can go several weeks between meals.