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.

Question: A company plants trees on a bare hillside. Which of these is the BEST reason for planting the trees? (A) The trees provide oxygen for the soil. (B) The trees prevent soil from washing away. (C) The trees make shade for animals living there. (D) The trees cause animals to move to other places.?
trees, bare, hillside., reason, planting, trees?

Question: Sue is making an electrical circuit using a battery and three light bulbs. The circuit is correctly linked in SERIES. Which will happen if one of the lights burns out? (A) A short circuit will occur. (B) Current flow will continue, but the burnt out light will not shine. (C) Only the burnt out light will not shine. (D) None of the lights will shine.?
electrical, circuit, battery, light, bulbs., linked, SERIES., happen, one, lights, burns, out?

Question: The protective spines on a cactus are an example of (A) adaptation (B) dispersal (C) photosynthesis (D) reproduction?

spines, cactus, example