TASK DEFINITION: Combine the given two facts to write a concluding fact. Note that there should be some parts of the first and second facts that are not mentioned in this conclusion fact. Your combined fact should be the result of a chain between the two facts. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce a concluding fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (fact1) + "pollution can harm animals" (fact2) → "pesticides can harm animals" (conclusion fact). Parts of the concluding fact overlap with the first and the second fact. To construct such a  concluding fact, a useful way is to borrow the subject from one fact and the ending conclusions from another fact.
PROBLEM: Fact 1: Bone is less flexible than cartilage but stronger. 
Fact 2: Articular cartilage is the cartilage that covers the bone and the joint areas.

SOLUTION: bone is  less flexible but stronger than the material that covers it.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: Oxygen is essential for cellular respiration for all aerobic organisms. 
Fact 2: Less oxygen for the mother means less oxygen for the baby.

SOLUTION: Mothers need respiration for their babies.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: Nonmetal elements are far fewer in number. 
Fact 2: Nonmetals are the 17 elements in the upper right hand corner of the periodic table.

SOLUTION:
The periodic table has far fewer of the elements listed in the right hand corner.