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# Exam question 3 · The microscopic world: cells, the building blocks of life

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manner in which an organism replaces cells lost through injury?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** organism · **What happens:** follow, characteris, replace, lose · **To what, where:** manner, cells, injury

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 256 «The microscopic world: cells, the building blocks of life» 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/256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manner in which an organism replaces cells lost through injury?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	organism	organism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	replaces	replace	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
16	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	through	through	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **replace** | present | a organism | cells |  | the manner |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cell=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **lose** | participle |  | cells *not said here* |  | injury |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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Cells are imported from the blood in finished form

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life:e3:o1:1
# text = Cells are imported from the blood in finished form
1	Cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	imported	import	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	finished	finished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **import** | present · passive |  | Cells |  | the blood |  | in finished form | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from blood=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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New cells are formed afresh from the material of the scab as it hardens

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life:e3:o2:1
# text = New cells are formed afresh from the material of the scab as it hardens
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	afresh	afresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	scab	scab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hardens	harden	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present · passive |  | New cells |  | the material of the scab |  | afresh *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from material=Material |
| 2 | **harden** | present | scab |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Existing cells divide into two, thereby generating new cells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life:e3:o3:1
# text = Existing cells divide into two, thereby generating new cells
1	Existing	exist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	divide	divide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	generating	generate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **divide** | present | Existing cells |  |  | two |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **generate** | gerund | Existing cells *not said here* | new cells |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Lost cells are never replaced

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life:e3:o4:1
# text = Lost cells are never replaced
1	Lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	replaced	replace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **replace** | present · passive |  | Lost cells |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme |

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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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