In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.

[Q]: Question: Jean noticed that during the winter months, that the earth was farther from the Sun, so she knew that there would be heat that was 
 Answer: less
[A]: The stratosphere gets most of its heat from the Sun. Therefore, its warmer closer to the Sun.


[Q]: Question: Sarah ate a piece of shark meat for dinner, Sarah's levels of toxic metals have 
 Answer: increased or
[A]: The higher up a food chain that humans eat, the greater the levels of toxic metals they take in.


[Q]: Question: If Mona is comparing two organisms and she notices that one has a very hard shell and one has a very soft shell, which one will turn into a fossil easier? 
 Answer: hard shell
[A]:
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.