instruction:
You are given a question or fill-in-the-blank question, two answer options (Option1 and Option2) and an Explanation. Your task is to find the correct answer (return the string of the correct option, not option1/2) for the given question from the given options and using explanation.
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Question: Dan is looking at shells that will be bad candidates for fossilization. He chooses the shells that are 
 Option1: softer 
 Option2: harder 
 Explanation: Hard shells fossilize more readily than soft bodied organisms, as they are better at resisting decay, take significantly longer to break down, and have a greater chance of surviving burial under layers of sediment.
answer:
softer


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Question: Jean and John were going to have a baby, and they are both in terrible shape. Jean and John are likely to have offspring in numbers that are 
 Option1: greater 
 Option2: smaller 
 Explanation: Genotypes with greater fitness produce more offspring and pass more copies of their alleles to the next generation.
answer:
smaller


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Question: If you apply a lot of force will an item accelerate 
 Option1: faster 
 Option2: slower 
 Explanation: The greater the force that is applied to an object of a given mass, the more the object will accelerate.
answer:

faster