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.

The prairie grass ecosystem once had a deep layer of topsoil which was protected by the grasses that covered it. Removal of these grasses for farmland is causing the soil to be eroded mainly by  
 (A) wind and rain. (B) animal movement. (C) crops grown in the soil. (D) increased temperatures.
A

Wolves have adapted skills for hunting large hoofed animals such as elk, deer, or moose. Wolves tend to target prey animals that are sick or weak. The wolf benefits from this strategy because it uses less energy to hunt. How would the prey animal population also benefit from this strategy?  
 (A) by promoting detrimental genes (B) by stimulating beneficial DNA mutations (C) by preventing the introduction of other predator species (D) by increasing the reproductive success of healthy prey animals
D

A scientist uses angstrom units to measure the distance between two points. The scientist is most likely measuring the distance between two  
 (A) atoms. (B) cities. (C) continents. (D) stars.

A