Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Animals gain weight - The season changes to one with bad (cold, snowy) weather - Animals find a place to hibernate - Animals enter a type of 'sleep' (hibernation) - Body processes slow down - The animal's heart rate and breathing rate slow - The animal loses weight more slowly than usual - The animal is able to survive not eating or drinking without hurting itself -
A: Animals eat a lot during good (warm, clear) weather

Q: 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.
A: Light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll in a plant

Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream - Air is pushed through the vocal chords - A person talks - Other air is pushed out of the lungs into the environment.
A: Air is pulled into the lungs

Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Bacteria enters through the wound - The bacteria reproduces and spreads - Causes symptoms - The bacteria is either fought off or becomes a disease.
A:
Skin is cut or damaged