Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The bird is nurtured by its parents - And is fed food for growth - The bird grows - Begins to learn how to fly - The bird matures - The bird leaves its nest - The bird makes its own nest.
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Answer: A bird hatches from an egg

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Ocean water pulls sand off of beaches - Ocean water breaks rocks off of cliffs - Ocean water carries sand and rocks into the ocean - Sand and rocks go to other land or the bottom of the ocean.
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Answer: Ocean waves hit land

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Your tongue helps out, pushing the food around while you chew with your teeth - The esophagus moves food from the back of your throat to your stomach - Strong muscles in the walls of the stomach and gastric juices break down food in your stomach - Your stomach moves the food into the intestines to complete digestion -
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Answer:
The saliva breaks down the chemicals in the food a bit, which helps make the food mushy and easy to swallow