Problem:OPTIONS:
- sheen
- energy
- shine
- porosity

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Identify features caused by groundwater erosion and deposition. Q: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock may have air spaces between the grains. these pores, or tiny holes, result in the rock's what? A:
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A: porosity

Answer the following question given this paragraph: If so, then you have encountered fungi . Fungi are organisms that belong to the Kingdom Fungi ( Figure below ). Our environment needs fungi. Fungi help decompose matter to release nutrients and make nutritious food for other organisms. Fungi are all around us and are useful in many ways. Q: What class of organisms help decompose matter to release nutrients and make nutritious food for other organisms ? A:
OPTIONS:
- bacteria
- yeast
- coral
- fungi
fungi

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Surface waves are the slowest, but they do the most damage in an earthquake. Q: Although surface waves are slowest, they do most of the damage of what event? A:
OPTIONS:
- tsunami
- volcano
- hurricane
- earthquake

Answer: earthquake

Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Unlike the biological species concept, the ecological species concept can accommodate asexual as well as ________ species. A:
OPTIONS:
- homosexual
- artificial
- homologous
- sexual
Answer: sexual

input with options: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Heat involves the transfer of thermal energy between two bodies that are at different temperatures. If you held a flask containing a reaction that releases energy, you would be able to feel the heat being transferred from the reaction into your hand. A process in which heat is released is referred to as exothermic . Conversely, reactions that absorb energy will remove energy from the surroundings, causing the container to feel cold. For example, dissolving ammonium nitrate in water will significantly lower the water temperature. Processes that absorb energy from their surroundings are called endothermic . Q: The process when heat is released is referred to as what? A:
OPTIONS:
- geothermal
- endothermic
- insular
- exothermic
output: exothermic

Problem: OPTIONS:
- endoplate
- endoskeleton
- exoplate
- exoskeleton
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Most animals have an exoskeleton, including insects, spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, centipedes, and crustaceans. Scientists estimate that, of insects alone, there are over 30 million species on our planet. The exoskeleton is a hard covering or shell that provides benefits to the animal, such as protection against damage from predators and from water loss (for land animals); it also provides for the attachments of muscles. As the tough and resistant outer cover of an arthropod, the exoskeleton may be constructed of a tough polymer such as chitin and is often biomineralized with materials such as calcium carbonate. This is fused to the animal's epidermis. Ingrowths of the exoskeleton, called apodemes, function as attachment sites for muscles, similar to tendons in more advanced animals (Figure 33.3). In order to grow, the animal must first synthesize a new exoskeleton underneath the old one and then shed or molt the original covering. This limits the animal's ability to grow continually, and may limit the individual's ability to mature if molting does not occur at the proper time. The thickness of the exoskeleton must be increased significantly to accommodate any increase in weight. It is estimated that a doubling of body size increases body weight by a factor of eight. The increasing thickness of the chitin necessary to support this weight limits most animals with an exoskeleton to a relatively small size. The same principles apply to endoskeletons, but they are more efficient because muscles are attached on the outside, making it easier to compensate for increased mass. Q: What is the term for the hard covering that protects insects, crustaceans, and spiders? A:
Answer:
exoskeleton