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.

Q: Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun. Which units do astronomers most often use for the distance between Earth and Proxima Centauri?  
 (A) miles (B) meters (C) light years (D) astronomical units

A: C
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Q: When do mutations help make an ecosystem more sustainable?  
 (A) when mutations decrease the number of individuals in an ecosystem (B) when mutations increase the number of individuals in an ecosystem (C) when mutations decrease the number of species in an ecosystem (D) when mutations increase the number of species in an ecosystem

A: D
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Q: A student measured the volume of water in a pan. The student boiled the water for thirty minutes and then measured the volume of the water again. The volume of water most likely  
 (A) decreased (B) increased (C) remained the same

A:
A
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