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: A leaf is covered in mud during a landslide. After one million years, this leaf will most likely be ___.  
 (A) a fossil (B) an animal species (C) a new plant species (D) a nonrenewable fuel

Answer: A


Question: Which statement explains why a mother's unhealthy diet during pregnancy is harmful to her embryo's development?  
 (A) The embryo inherits half its chromosomes from its mother. (B) The embryo receives its food from its mother through the placenta. (C) The embryo receives oxygen through the placenta. (D) The embryo receives mutations carried by its mother.

Answer: B


Question: Which event or principle cannot have its validity directly tested by laboratory experiment?  
 (A) the Big Bang Theory (B) the Conservation of Energy (C) the Periodicity of Element Properties (D) the Acceleration of Objects due to Gravity

Answer:
A