TASK DEFINITION: You are given an elementary science question along with a few answer options. List all the words from the question that are essential and sufficient for choosing the correct answer option. Keep in mind that essential words are necessary to understand the meaning of the given question. However, non-essential words provide little information needed to select the correct answer. You can think about it like this: If the question was in another language, knowing the meaning of which words were necessary and enough for you to understand the question and answer it?. If your answer consists of multiple spans of words from the question, separate those using a comma (", "). Do not generate any word that is not present in the question. Make sure that your response is contained in the given question and the words are in the same order as the question.
 Grammatical correctness is not important.
PROBLEM: Question: Many different microorganisms are responsible for breaking down dead matter and recycling nutrients back into ___. (A) fossil fuels (B) the air (C) the atmosphere (D) the soil?

SOLUTION: microorganisms, responsible, breaking, dead, matter, recycling, nutrients

PROBLEM: Question: A student heated a pan of soup on a stove. While stirring the soup with a metal spoon, the student noticed the spoon became very warm. What is the most likely reason the spoon became warm? (A) The stirring action heated the spoon. (B) Warm air in the room heated the spoon. (C) Heat from the soup was transferred to the spoon. (D) The student's hand transferred heat to the spoon.?

SOLUTION: soup, metal, became, warm., reason

PROBLEM: Question: Earthworms live underground in the soil. As they move through the soil, they create tunnels. The tunnels help improve the soil. Plants grow better in soil that has earthworms. Which statement explains how earthworm tunnels help plants? (A) Earthworm tunnels bring heat into the soil that warms plant roots. (B) Earthworm tunnels loosen the soil so plant roots can easily grow (C) Earthworm tunnels allow sunlight to reach the plant roots in the soil. (D) Earthworm tunnels create places where insects can hide and protect plant roots.?

SOLUTION:
Earthworms, tunnels., Plants, better, earthworm, tunnels, help, plants?