Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The sediment breaks down into small particles - Wind or water picks up the sediment - The sediment travels along the same route as the wind or water - The sediment is deposited at new locations by the wind or water - The sediment is picked up again by new wind or water - The sediment travels further - The sediment is deposited again in a new place.
Answer: Sediment settles in a place due to gravity

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The sperm implants itself into the egg - The sperm and egg form a zygote on the wall of the uterus - The fetus grows and develops - The woman gives birth to a baby - The baby is raised by parents until it is able to take care of itself - The person goes out into the world and finds a job - The person meets other people and has a life - The person gets a career, and gets married - The person retires and eventually passes away -
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[A]: A sperm meets an egg in the uterus of a woman

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Bloodstream - Cells in the body are attacked - Cells are killed - Different kinds of sickness are formed.
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output: Bacteria enters the body

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Causes them to absorb aluminum from soil - The water runs off from the soil into lakes, streams, etc - Fish and their eggs die - Frogs and plants die - Insects and other wildlife die - The ecosystem is out of balance, causing further problems -
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Answer: Acid rain makes waters acidic

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The female lays eggs - The eggs are incubated by the parents, by sitting on them, for weeks - The bird hatches from an egg - The parents feed them as the continue to grow - Develop flight feathers - The parents teach them to fly - After learning to fly they leave the nest to live on their own - The next year they breed beginning the cycle again -

A: A male and female bird mate

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The egg hatches - A larva emerges - The larva eats and grows - The larva sheds its skin - The larva enters a chrysalis - The pupa grows inside the chrysalis - The adult butterfly exits the chrysalis - The adult butterfly is now fully grown - The adult butterfly lays more eggs.
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output:
A butterfly starts as an egg