input question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The soft tissue decomposes - The bones are left behind - Scavengers tear the body apart and move the bones elsewhere - Wind and rain also scatter the bones further - The bones left behind will weather and become buried by sand and soil - The proteins in the bone are replaced with minerals that are dissolved in the soil - This creates a rock-like substance called a fossil - Water and wind erosion wear away the layers of soil on top of the fossil - This makes discovery of the fossil possible.???
output answer: The organism must die to begin the process

What is the missing first step of the following process: - The water is boiled to a very high tempature - The salt becomes seperated from the water - The salt is removed - The water is able to be drank at this point.
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Answer: Salt water is contained in a factory or plant

Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - A group of people work to design a satellite capable of accomplishing the need - A team designs the physical structure of the satellite - A crew builds the physical satellite - The satellite is packed into a capsule - The satellite capsule is loaded onto a rocket - The rocket is launched into space.
A: A satellite's need is determined

Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - You water the seeds - You wait for the seeds to sprout - You keep the area free of pests and weeds while the plants grow - You thin out the plants as they get bigger to give them space to grow - You remove the vegetables from the plants when they are ripe.
Answer: You plant vegetable seeds in the ground

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - They secrete digestive juice 'externally' into the small intestine - There are enzymes for breaking down fats, proteins , and carbohydrates - Digestive juices flows from the pancreas through an excretory duct into the small intestine - When the blood sugar levels rise, as they might after a meal, insulin is released - When blood sugar levels are too low, the pancreas releases glucagon into the bloodstream -
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[A]: Over 99% of the exocrine pancreas cells produce digestive juices

Problem: Given the question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The wind and water pick up sediment that came off the rocks - Sediment is carried to an area by the wind, water, air, or ice - Sediment is deposited on the same spot many times - The sediment piles on top of other sediment for a long time - The sediment near the bottom is compressed by the weight of newer sediment - The sediment becomes sedimentary rock as it is pushed together by the heavy weight -
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The answer is:
Wind and water erode rocks