TASK DEFINITION: You are given a question or fill-in-the-blank question, two answer options (Option1 and Option2) and an Explanation. Your task is to find the correct answer (return the string of the correct option, not option1/2) for the given question from the given options and using explanation.
PROBLEM: Question: Compared to the dawn of time, the variety between species now is 
 Option1: smaller 
 Option2: larger 
 Explanation: The longer the amount of time since species diverged, the more differences there will be in their DNA or proteins.

SOLUTION: larger

PROBLEM: Question: Jim was at the baseball game with his friends. Almost immediately he observed that the harder the ball was hit, the effect on the acceleration was 
 Option1: decreased 
 Option2: increased 
 Explanation: The harder the batter hits the ball, the greater will be its acceleration.

SOLUTION: increased

PROBLEM: Question: Dana clipped her nails short, and waited for them to grow out again. When her nails reached a long length, Dana noted that the number of cells within them must have 
 Option1: decreased 
 Option2: increased 
 Explanation: As the nail grows, more cells are added at the nail bed.

SOLUTION:
increased