input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Water is absorbed through roots - Chloroplast cells in leaves contain chlorophyll - Chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight - Energy splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen - Oxygen gets released into atmosphere - Hydrogen and carbon dioxide used to create glucose - Glucose is food for plants.
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output: Carbon dioxide passes through stomata in the leaves

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Air enters bronchioles - Bronchioles have tiny air sacs called alveoli - Alveoli surrounded by small blood vessels - Oxygen absorbed by small blood vessels - Vessels deliver oxygen to every cell in the body - Blood brings carbon dioxide back to lungs - Carbon dioxide released when you exhale.
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Answer: Air enters the lungs through bronchial tubes

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - A signal is sent to the heating system - Heating oil travels from the tank to the burner - The oil becomes a fine mist mixed with air - The oil/air combination is injected into the burner - The burner is ignited in the combustion chamber - The furnace heats the air - The blower sends the heated air through the ducts - The heated air comes out the vents and into the room.

A: The thermostat senses that the temperature has dropped

Problem: Given the 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.
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The answer is:
You plant vegetable seeds in the ground

input question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Under the right conditions it can develop further and start to spin around a low-pressure center - If it develops it's classified as a 'tropical cyclone' or 'tropical depression' - If the system strengthens and wind speeds rise past 39 mph, the system is dubbed a 'tropical storm' - If the pressure in the center drops even further and the winds really pick up and forms a clearly defined 'eye' it's a hurricane -???
output answer: A hurricane usually starts as an organized thunderstorm activity that stretches at least 100 miles across and maintains its identity for more than 24 hours

input question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The pollution negatively affects the water quality - The pollution negatively affects the health of plants and animals - The plants and animals have shorter, less healthy lives - The plants and animals do not reproduce very well - The number of plants and animals decreases over time - The quality of water gets worse and worse as there are no plants or animals to clean it - Eventually there is nothing living in the water and it is unusable -???
output answer:
Pollution enters natural water sources such as rivers and lakes