Please answer this: Given the following passage  "Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, but it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: Of Scotland, England, and Wales,  Northern Ireland's education system is most alike to that of whom?
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Answer: England and Wales


Please answer this: Given the following passage  "The climate of the Cretaceous is less certain and more widely disputed. Higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are thought to have caused the world temperature gradient from north to south to become almost flat: temperatures were about the same across the planet. Average temperatures were also higher than today by about 10°C. In fact, by the middle Cretaceous, equatorial ocean waters (perhaps as warm as 20 °C in the deep ocean) may have been too warm for sea life,[dubious – discuss][citation needed] and land areas near the equator may have been deserts despite their proximity to water. The circulation of oxygen to the deep ocean may also have been disrupted.[dubious – discuss] For this reason, large volumes of organic matter that was unable to decompose accumulated, eventually being deposited as "black shale".",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: What were the average temperatures compared to today?
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Answer: higher than today by about 10°C


Please answer this: Given the following passage  "Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences. They favor biologically-based theories, which point to genetic factors, the early uterine environment, both, or the inclusion of genetic and social factors. There is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early childhood experiences play a role when it comes to sexual orientation. Research over several decades has demonstrated that sexual orientation ranges along a continuum, from exclusive attraction to the opposite sex to exclusive attraction to the same sex.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: How does society factor in?
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They favor biologically-based theories, which point to genetic factors, the early uterine environment, both, or the inclusion of genetic and social factors