Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Put the ice cube tray in the freezer - Wait 5 to 6 hours - Take the ice cube tray out of the freezer - Bend the tray slightly to get the ice cubes out and into a drink.

A: Put water in an ice cube tray

Problem: Given the question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Water is transported to the leaves in the xylem - Energy harvested through light reaction is stored by forming ATP - Carbon dioxide and energy from ATP are used to create sugar - Oxygen exits the leaves through the stomata by diffusion - The plant reuses the water or the water exits through the stomata as water vapor.
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The answer is:
Carbon dioxide enters the leaves through the stomates by diffusion

input question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The water freezes and thaws - Cracks form in the rocks - Cracks also form when rocks heat up - The rocks slowly break down.???
output answer: Water seeps into rocks

What is the missing first step of the following process: - The water comes into contact with the rock below - The rock over the years carves through the rock - The space in the rock becomes larger and forms into a cave - As more rather rushes through the cave becomes a cavern.
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Answer: Water from the surface seeps below the soil

Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Composition of blood is regulated - Volume of water in blood is kept constant - PH is kept at a constant level - Kidneys help regulate blood pressure - Kidneys stimulate the making of red blood cells - Calcium levels are maintained.
A: Kidneys filter waste out of blood

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The virus enters the human or animal body - The virus goes to the part of the body that contains its food - The virus consumes part of the body or materials that the body uses - The virus replicates and spreads - The virus causes symptoms in the body as the immune system tries to expel the virus.
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[A]:
Contact is made with a virus