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You are given an elementary science question along with a few answer options. List all the words from the question that are essential and sufficient for choosing the correct answer option. Keep in mind that essential words are necessary to understand the meaning of the given question. However, non-essential words provide little information needed to select the correct answer. You can think about it like this: If the question was in another language, knowing the meaning of which words were necessary and enough for you to understand the question and answer it?. If your answer consists of multiple spans of words from the question, separate those using a comma (", "). Do not generate any word that is not present in the question. Make sure that your response is contained in the given question and the words are in the same order as the question.
Grammatical correctness is not important.
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Question: When mud, shells, and small bits of rock settle out of water in layers and harden, which type of rock is formed? (A) sedimentary (B) igneous (C) fossil (D) metamorphic?
answer:
bits, rock, settle, layers, type, rock

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Question: Which of the following limited resources are desert shrubs and seed-harvester ants MOST likely to compete over in the Mojave Desert? (A) rainwater from the occasional storm (B) sand to make a suitable shelter (C) oxygen from the desert air (D) a mate for reproduction?
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limited, resources, desert, shrubs, ants, compete, Mojave, Desert?

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Question: Mark wants to find out how tall his plant grows each day. Which of the following should Mark do in order to answer his question? (A) Use a balance to measure the mass of the plant every day. (B) Use a light meter to measure how much light the plant receives. (C) Add the same amount of water to the plant every day. (D) Use a ruler to measure the plant every day.?
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find, tall, plant, grows, day.