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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.
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Fact 1: a plant requires water to grow. 
Fact 2: Pansies are considered a perennial plant, which means they live longer than one growing season.
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A plant requires water to live longer.


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Fact 1: Energy is passed up a food chain or web from lower to higher trophic levels. 
Fact 2: Plants represent the first trophic level.
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Energy is passed up a food chain from plants.


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Fact 1: mechanical weathering is when rocks are broken down by mechanical means. 
Fact 2: Erosion begins with the weathering, or breaking down, of rocks and soil.
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erosion is when rocks are broken down mechanically.