[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The oxygen travels into the lungs - The oxygen binds to hemoglobin proteins within erythrocytes (red blood cells) - The erythrocytes are pumped through the body by the heart - All cells receive the oxygen.
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[A]: Oxygen enters the body through the mouth or nose

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Air reaches the lungs - The lungs absorb the oxygen from the air - The oxygen is transported by hemoglobin - Red blood cells are made of hemoglobin - Blood has a lot of red blood cells - The heart moves the blood throughout the body - Blood can bring the oxygen to different cells in the body.
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output: Air travels into the body

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Recycling trucks pick up the items that are able to be reused - The recyclable items travel to a recycling plant - The items are sorted by what they are made of - The items are broken down into small parts - The small parts are melted to make new raw parts - The raw parts are sold to manufactures to make new items.
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Answer: Items that can be reused are placed into recycling containers

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - A large amount of rain occurs - The water builds up behind the dam - The dam opens its floodgates when it starts to get full - The water flows into a river below the dam - The dam closes its gates - The dam will occasionally open its gates again to gradually release more water - Eventually all of the floodwater will be slowly released into the river without causing any flood damage.

A: A dam is built in an area prone to flooding

Problem: Given the question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Chemical compounds rise into the air - Chemical compounds mix with elements in clouds - The affected rain falls to the earth - The affected rain can harm natural and man-made objects because of its acidic content.
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The answer is:
Human industry produces chemical compounds

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The atoms become unstable - The atoms split - In alpha decay, two protons and two neutrons are released from the atom - In beta decay, a neutron changes into a proton and an electron - The proton joins the nucleus of the atom - The electron is released -

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The nuclei of some atoms have too few or too many neutrons