TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The relationship between ticks and a dog can best be described as  
 (A) mutualism. (B) competition. (C) parasitism. (D) commensalism.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: In the late 1700s, Antoine Lavoisier performed a series of experiments to find out what happened when a substance burned. In each experiment, he observed that the weight of a container and its contents was the same at the end of the experiment as it had been in the beginning. These observations led him to propose the law of  
 (A) combustion. (B) fixed proportions. (C) conservation of mass. (D) conservation of energy.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: How do the spines of a cactus help it survive?  
 (A) Spines help the cactus get moisture. (B) Spines anchor the cactus in the ground. (C) Spines protect the cactus from animals. (D) Spines support the stems and branches of the cactus.

SOLUTION:
C