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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the association between soil fungi and the roots of trees. Exam question 1 of lesson 252 «Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, warning smells and giant clones» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 1 · Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, warning smells and gi…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the association between soil fungi and the roots of trees.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, association

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 252 «Plants deeper: do trees talk? Fungi, warning smells and giant clones» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the association between soil fungi and the roots of trees.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	association	association	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	fungi	fungus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the association |  |  |  | between soil fungi and the roots of trees | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus association=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The fungus supplies water and minerals and receives sugar in return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e1:o1:1
# text = The fungus supplies water and minerals and receives sugar in return
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fungus	fungus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supplies	supply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present | the fungus | water and minerals |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Recipient |
| 2 | **receive** | present | the fungus *not said here* | sugar |  | return |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sugar=Theme in return=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No exchange of any substance occurs between them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e1:o2:1
# text = No exchange of any substance occurs between them
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	occurs	occur	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occur** | present | no exchange of any substance |  |  |  |  | between them *= they* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme between they=Location |
| 2 | **exchange** |  |  | any substance |  |  |  |  | nom exchange «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The fungus is a parasite which invariably kills the tree within a few years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e1:o3:1
# text = The fungus is a parasite which invariably kills the tree within a few years
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fungus	fungus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parasite	parasite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fungus | a parasite |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **kill** | present | a parasite | the tree |  |  | year | invariably *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The tree supplies water and receives sugar in return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:252-plants-deeper-do-trees-talk-fungi-warning-smells-and-giant-clones:e1:o4:1
# text = The tree supplies water and receives sugar in return
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supplies	supply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present | the tree | water |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Recipient |
| 2 | **receive** | present | the tree *not said here* | sugar |  | return |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sugar=Theme in return=Location |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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