An ecosystem now receives far less rain than it used to. The weather also became drier and hotter. Over time, plants with structures that helped them to conserve water became more prevalent than plants that didn’t have those structures. From this information, we can conclude that the plants developed
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Desiree has a scientific question that she wants to investigate. she has developed a hypothesis and method for her experiment. which step of scientific inquiry should desiree take next? desiree should present her findings to her teacher and classmates. desiree should collect data, which may support or refute her hypothesis. desiree should provide an explanation for her results.