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Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   John was watching the effects of weather on the groundwater in his area. He observed that as the amount of rain increased, the level of the water table was Higher or Lower?    Text:  The water table is higher when there is a lot of rain and lower when the weather is dry.
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Higher


(Q).
Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   A cell in a dog's large intestine shrank in surface area, which allowed the cell to take in less nutrients. This means that the cell's increased surface area allowed its functioning to increase or decrease.?    Text:  In Life Sciences it is important to note that whenever a structure has an increased surface area, there is an increase in the functioning of that structure.
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decrease.


(Q).
Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If Mona is filling her pool with chemicals to change the pH level of the water and she decreases the pH, what happens to the baseness of the water increase or decrease?    Text:  Bases have pH values above 7. The higher the pH value, the more strongly basic the substance.
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decrease