TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: The main functions of epithelia are protection from the environment, coverage, secretion and excretion, absorption, and filtration. Sentence 2: Filtration and humidification are also primary functions of the mucous blanket secreted by surface goblet cells and mucosal glands and covering the ciliary epithelium.

SOLUTION: neutral

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: The first period of the paleozoic era was called cambrian. Sentence 2: Cambrian The earliest period of the Paleozoic era, spanning the time between 544 and 505 million years ago.

SOLUTION: entails

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Bees are naturalized on every continent except antarctica. Sentence 2: Antarctica is an entire continent that remains much as nature made it.

SOLUTION:
neutral