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The sequence of squares of natural numbers begins with squaring each natural number, starting from one. The first natural number, 1, squared is 1 (1x1 = 1). The next natural number, 2, squared is 4 (2x2 = 4). Continuing this pattern, 3 squared is 9 (3x3 = 9), 4 squared is 16 (4x4 = 16), 5 squared is 25 (5x5 = 25), and 6 squared is 36 (6x6 = 36). This generates the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, which correctly reflects the squares of the first six natural numbers.
In contrast, the other sequences presented do not represent the squares of natural numbers. The sequence that begins with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 simply lists the first six natural numbers without squaring them. The sequence 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 represents the first six odd numbers, which are not squares at all. Lastly, the sequence 1, 2, 4,