In this task, you are given a question and a corresponding answer. Your task is to generate a fact statement that is useful in answering the given question.

Q: Question: The further a ship sails away from a light house? Answer: the less they will be guided by it's beam.

A: as distance from a source of light increases , that source of light will appear dimmer
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Q: Question: Doing this in national parks and many other wooded areas is illegal because it harms the environment? Answer: ditching your junk.

A: humans discarding waste in an environment causes harm to that environment
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Q: Question: Death? Answer: deducts from population total.

A:
if an organism dies then the population of that organism will decrease
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