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: To calculate the relative age of rocks, geologists use the rate of radioactive decay of isotopes present in their samples. What is the term used for the original amount of the elemental isotopes being investigated?   
 (A) rare earth isotopes (B) son isotopes (C) daughter isotopes (D) parent isotopes

A: D
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Q: Often organisms seem similar in their outward appearances. For example, a porpoise and a shark seem closely related, but they are not. Such similarity is the result of  
 (A) convergent evolution. (B) adaptive radiation. (C) artificial selection. (D) genetic equilibrium.

A: A
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Q: In the water cycle, where does water go after reaching the ocean?  
 (A) The water flows into a river. (B) The water falls from the clouds. (C) The water sinks to the ocean floor. (D) The water changes into water vapor.

A:
D
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