Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Although it is not vital to humans, calcitonin is important for calcium homeostasis in adults of some species in what group characterized by backbones? A:
OPTIONS:
- mammals
- reptiles
- invertebrates
- vertebrates
Answer: vertebrates

input with options: Answer the following question given this paragraph: (A) Natalie Lucier; (B) Gareth Haywood; (C) Lynn Greyling. Ice, liquid, and water vapor are the three phases of water . (A) CC BY 2.0; (B) CC BY 2.0; (C) Public Domain. Q: What are the three stages of water? A:
OPTIONS:
- ice, rock, sky
- vapor, earth, internal
- liquid, underground, frozen
- ice, liquid, vapor
output: ice, liquid, vapor

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Rocks can break apart into smaller pieces in many ways. Ice wedging is common where water goes above and below its freezing point ( Figure below ). This can happen in winter in the mid-latitudes or in colder climates in summer. Ice wedging is common in mountainous regions like the Sierra Nevada pictured above. Q: When water goes above and below its freezing point, what rock-breaking phenomenon is common? A:

OPTIONS:
- ice locking
- ice inverting
- ice crushing
- ice wedging

A: ice wedging

input: OPTIONS:
- regular
- conventional
- developmental
- evolutionary Now, answer this question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Dispersal occurs only on what time scale? A:
A:
output: evolutionary

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Flying birds are divided into 29 orders. The most common orders include landfowl, waterfowl, shorebirds, diurnal and nocturnal raptors, parrots, and perching birds. Q: How many orders can flying birds be divided into? A:

OPTIONS:
- 31
- 44
- 19
- 29

Answer: 29

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Sexual reproduction results in infinite possibilities of genetic variation. In other words, sexual reproduction results in offspring that are genetically unique. They differ from both parents and also from each other. This occurs for a number of reasons. Q: What kind of reproduction results in offspring that are genetically unique? A:

OPTIONS:
- budding
- fragmentation
- asexual reproduction
- sexual reproduction

A:
sexual reproduction