TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The yellow-throated longclaw is a bird that lives on the dry savanna of Africa. It looks almost exactly like another bird, the western meadowlark of North America. Although the birds look very similar, they are not even in the same taxonomic family. Scientists think the birds look alike because the two species developed under similar environmental pressures, even though they developed thousands of miles apart. Which process does their development demonstrate?  
 (A) sexual selection (B) disruptive selection (C) divergent evolution (D) convergent evolution

SOLUTION: D

PROBLEM: Which is a response of the autonomic nervous system that helps maintain equilibrium in the body?  
 (A) shivering in cold temperatures (B) eating due to appetite (C) slapping at biting insects (D) pulling away from hot objects

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: When large areas of the rainforests are cleared and burned, climate can be affected. Which best explains how rainforest destruction can contribute to the greenhouse effect?  
 (A) by threatening native plants and animals (B) by increasing the rate of soil erosion (C) by increasing the water levels in oceans (D) by releasing carbon into the atmosphere

SOLUTION:
D