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.
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Question: 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

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


Question: Question: If Mona is comparing two organisms and she notices that one has a very hard shell and one has a very soft shell, which one will turn into a fossil less easier? 
 Answer: soft shell

Answer: Hard shells fossilize more readily than soft bodied organisms, as they are better at resisting decay, take significantly longer to break down, and have a greater chance of surviving burial under layers of sediment.


Question: Question: When are using a telescope we know that the smaller the mirror is means that there is a 
 Answer: lower resolution

Answer:
The larger a telescope's mirror or lens, the better it is at seeing narrowly separated objects as individual objects and the sharper the images look.