You are given an elementary science question along with a few answer options. List all the words from the question that are essential and sufficient for choosing the correct answer option. Keep in mind that essential words are necessary to understand the meaning of the given question. However, non-essential words provide little information needed to select the correct answer. You can think about it like this: If the question was in another language, knowing the meaning of which words were necessary and enough for you to understand the question and answer it?. If your answer consists of multiple spans of words from the question, separate those using a comma (", "). Do not generate any word that is not present in the question. Make sure that your response is contained in the given question and the words are in the same order as the question.
 Grammatical correctness is not important.
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Question: Question: The snowshoe hare sheds its fur twice a year. In the summer, the fur of the hare is brown. In the winter, the fur is white. Which of these statements best explains the advantage of shedding fur? (A) Shedding fur keeps the hare clean. (B) Shedding fur helps the hare move quickly. (C) Shedding fur keeps the hare's home warm. (D) Shedding fur helps the hare blend into its habitat.?

Answer: snowshoe, hare, explains, advantage, shedding, fur?


Question: Question: Campers shouted toward a canyon wall. What characteristic of sound best explains why the campers heard an echo? (A) Sound waves traveled slowly down the canyon. (B) Sound waves were absorbed by the canyon wall. (C) Sound waves reflected off the canyon wall. (D) Sound waves were refracted around the canyon.?

Answer: wall., characteristic, sound, explains, campers, echo?


Question: Question: The main function of hormones in the human body is to (1) identify and destroy microbes (2) regulate body functions (3) transport blood to cells (4) store energy?

Answer:
function, hormones, body


