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.

[Q]: Fact 1: Hermit crabs use the shells of dead snails for homes. 
Fact 2: Hermit crabs find shells.
[A]: hermit crabs find dead snails to use as homes.


[Q]: Fact 1: when a cooler object touches a warmer object , thermal conduction occurs. 
Fact 2: Thermal conductivity varies with sediment type.
[A]: When a cooler object touches a warmer object, conductivity varies with sediment type.


[Q]: Fact 1: Thyroid hormones increase the rate of metabolism in cells throughout the body. 
Fact 2: Cell metabolism is a heat production.
[A]:
Thyroid hormones increase the rate of heat production in cells.