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.
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Question: Which two processes occur during the life spans of all animals?  
 (A) hibernation and migration (B) growth and development (C) changing color and shedding fur (D) building nests and communication

Answer: B


Question: A student plans to grow algal colonies in solutions with different concentrations of liquid fertilizer. Which is a clear and testable hypothesis to guide this investigation?  
 (A) Algae like fertilizer. (B) Fertilizer is good for algae. (C) Fertilizer improves the genetic traits of algae. (D) Algal growth rate increases with fertilizer concentration.

Answer: D


Question: The ocean minimum zone, or OMZ, is an area from 200 to 600 meters below the ocean's surface. The OMZ is dark and cold, with oxygen concentrations less than 10% of concentrations in surface water. Oxygen concentrations are so low because of bacterial activity that breaks down organic material falling from surface waters. Given the conditions in the OMZ, which of these dissolved gases would you expect to find in large concentrations in this zone?  
 (A) argon (B) nitrogen (C) carbon dioxide (D) carbon monoxide

Answer:
C