TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease caused by an autosomal recessive gene. If each parent carries one sickle cell allele, what are the chances that their child will have sickle cell anemia?  
 (A) no chance (B) one in four (C) two in four (D) three in four

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: Which of the following is most consistent with the modern theory of evolution?  
 (A) Parents pass their physical traits to their offspring; those offspring with traits that help them survive in the environment are able to reproduce. (B) Parents change their physical traits in order to survive in the environment, then those parental traits are passed to their offspring. (C) Life on this planet came from another planet far out in space. (D) Living organisms have not changed for hundreds of millions of years.

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: Mrs. Henderson's class has five small, covered boxes. One contains perfume; another contains dried onions. There is also a box of pine needles, a box of lemon pieces, and a box with a paper towel wet with vanilla flavoring. Which should they do to get the best information about what is in each box?  
 (A) Shake the boxes. (B) Smell the boxes. (C) Listen to the boxes. (D) Weigh the boxes.

SOLUTION:
B