instruction:
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.
question:
Which best describes a scientific theory?  
 (A) It is still being tested. (B) It is true, once written. (C) It is different for each continent. (D) It is determined in a court of law.
answer:
A


question:
Many scientists are convinced that an increase of certain gases in the atmosphere is affecting global temperatures. What makes this hypothesis difficult to prove?  
 (A) Trees absorb these gases. (B) Global temperatures are rising. (C) Many variables affect global temperatures. (D) Many human activities produce these gases.
answer:
C


question:
As the hawk population increases in an ecosystem, the deer mouse population will most likely decrease as a result of  
 (A) decrease in food source. (B) increase in disease. (C) increase in predators. (D) decrease in habitat.
answer:

C