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: Changes to Earth's surface can happen slowly or quickly. Which of these changes happens the most quickly? (A) a mountain eroding to a hill (B) a river making a delta (C) a glacier making a canyon (D) a storm moving a sandbar?

SOLUTION: Changes, Earth's, surface, slowly, quickly., quickly?

PROBLEM: Question: An ecosystem is best described as having ___. (A) nonliving factors, only (B) living factors, only (C) living and nonliving factors (D) physical factors, only?

SOLUTION: ecosystem

PROBLEM: Question: Why is DNA important to all organisms? (A) It is needed to give plant cells structure and support. (B) It provides all organisms the energy needed to survive. (C) It ensures that the offspring are exactly the same as the parent. (D) It enables variations to make a species stronger.?

SOLUTION:
DNA, important