In which example is a living thing taking in water from a nonliving thing? Select one:

1.Water from a lake evaporating and becoming water vapor.

2.Water from a cloud falling back to the earth as rain.

3.A cow drinking water from a stream.

4.A deer getting water from a plant as it eats the plant’s leaves.

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Explanation:

For the water cycle to work, water has to get from the Earth's surface back up into the skies so it can rain back down and ruin your parade or water your crops or yard. It is the invisible process of evaporation that changes liquid and frozen water into water-vapor gas, which then floats up into the skies to become clouds.

Note: This section of the Water Science School discusses the Earth's "natural" water cycle without human interference.