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A pine tree becomes very dry and dies during a drought.
a:environmental factors.
b:genetic factors

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a: environmental factors.

Drought is an abiotic (environmental) stress—lack of water in the environment caused the tree to dry out and die. (Genetic factors can affect a tree’s drought tolerance, but the direct cause in this case is environmental.)