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The four sentences below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Arrange them in order and key in the correct sequence of numbers.
1. This is because refrigeration slows, but does not stop, the microbial and enzymatic processes that cause food to spoil.
2. Refrigerators are often treated as a kind of pause button, as though food placed inside simply stops changing until it is removed.
3. Consequently, food safety guidelines specify not just refrigeration but time limits, since cold storage merely delays spoilage rather than preventing it indefinitely.
4. In reality, most refrigerated food continues to degrade slowly, just at a much slower rate than at room temperature.
1. This is because refrigeration slows, but does not stop, the microbial and enzymatic processes that cause food to spoil.
2. Refrigerators are often treated as a kind of pause button, as though food placed inside simply stops changing until it is removed.
3. Consequently, food safety guidelines specify not just refrigeration but time limits, since cold storage merely delays spoilage rather than preventing it indefinitely.
4. In reality, most refrigerated food continues to degrade slowly, just at a much slower rate than at room temperature.
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Answer: 2413
Sentence 2 sets up the common misconception about refrigerators as a 'pause button'. Sentence 4 corrects this ('In reality...'). Sentence 1 explains why ('This is because...'). Sentence 3 draws the practical consequence ('Consequently...'). This gives the coherent order 2-4-1-3.
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