Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - A large amount of rain occurs - The water builds up behind the dam - The dam opens its floodgates when it starts to get full - The water flows into a river below the dam - The dam closes its gates - The dam will occasionally open its gates again to gradually release more water - Eventually all of the floodwater will be slowly released into the river without causing any flood damage.
Answer: A dam is built in an area prone to flooding

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Bacteria start to divide and grow - The uncontrolled growth takes away resources from other cells - Other cells cannot function properly - We feel unwell - The growth and division of bacteria produce toxins - Toxins harm the body - The body tries to react to the toxins - The body's natural defenses can sometimes cause us to feel unwell.
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[A]: Bacteria enter the body

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Carbon dioxide from the burning fossil fuels enter the atmosphere - The make-up of the atmosphere changes - Some energy from the sun cannot escape back through the changed atmosphere - The earth begins to heat because of the extra trapped energy - Human beings cut down trees - Human beings do not re-plant the trees - Trees cannot help take the extra carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - The extra trapped energy starts to change the earth's short term weather - Eventually the long-term climate patterns start to change -
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output: Human beings burn fossil fuels (oil, gas, etc.)

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - They are born and are a baby - The baby grows into a child - Puberty turns the child into an adolescent - The adolescent becomes an adult - An adult becomes an elderly person - The elderly person dies.
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Answer: There is a fetus in the womb

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Mix in milk, eggs, and melted butter - Mix until smooth - Heat a griddle or frying pan to medium high - Pour batter onto the griddle -

A: Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a bowl

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Recycling trucks pick up the items that are able to be reused - The recyclable items travel to a recycling plant - The items are sorted by what they are made of - The items are broken down into small parts - The small parts are melted to make new raw parts - The raw parts are sold to manufactures to make new items.
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output:
Items that can be reused are placed into recycling containers