Q: 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.
A: Salt water is contained in a factory or plant

Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The sound waves hit an object - Echoes are produced - The echo returns to the bat's ears - The bat hears the echo - The bat can figure out where the object is located.
Answer: The bat sends out sound waves from their mouth or nose

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - ITS LAID ON A LEAF OR PLANT - THE EGG HATCHES - THE LARVA COMES OUT(CATERPILLAR) - IT BEGINS TO EAT ON THE LEAF THAT IS WAS BORN ON - CONTINUES TO EAT TO GROW QUICKLY - AFTER ITS GROWN TO FULL LENGHT IT FORMS INTO A PUPA - UNDERGOES METAMORPHOSIS TO BECOME BUTTERFLY - AFTER HE BUTTERFLY IS FOMED IT PUMPS BLOOD INTO ITS WINGS TO GAIN STRENGHT TO BE ABLE TO FLY - TH EBUTTERLFY IS FIANLLY ABLE TO FLY AWAY.
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[A]: EGG

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The roots of the growing plants start to break up the rock - The plant acids dissolve the rock - The rock is broken down into smaller pieces - Erosion begins.
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output: Plants start growing on or near the rocks

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The light energy is used to convert carbon dioxide - The plant uses nutrients in the soil - The plant uses carbon dioxide in the air to produce glucose - The plant uses the glucose to give itself energy - Oxygen is released as a by product.
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Answer: Light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll in a plant

Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The stomach churns the food - With the aid of stomach acids - The food becomes a thick liquid - Is then passed to the small intestine.
Answer:
Food leaves the esophagus and enters the stomach