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.

Example Input: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS. The first known human cases AIDS were in Africa in the late 1950s. Since then, tens of millions of people have died from the disease, and tens of millions more people all over the world are infected. Which term best describes the disease AIDS?  
 (A) isolated cases (B) outbreak (C) epidemic (D) pandemic
Example Output: D

Example Input: In an experiment studying phototropism, students grew bean plants in labeled cardboard milk cartons. Afterward, the plants and soil were properly discarded. Which instruction line BEST conserves the remaining resources?  
 (A) recycle the markers, reuse the milk cartons (B) reuse the markers, discard the milk cartons (C) discard the markers, reuse the milk cartons (D) reuse the markers, recycle the milk cartons
Example Output: D

Example Input: Earth's hydrosphere is a layer of  
 (A) rock (B) air (C) lava (D) water
Example Output:
D