TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: The ears are an external feature in human beings is responsible for balance. Sentence 2: Balance   The ears are also responsible for the sense of balance.

SOLUTION: entails

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Negative growth rate results when birth rates fall even lower than death rates. Sentence 2: Before World War II, both birth rates and death rates were high in these countries, which kept growth low.

SOLUTION: neutral

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Non-pathogen caused are noninfectious diseases not contagious. Sentence 2: TB is a contagious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis .

SOLUTION:
neutral