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certain trees in fact produce seeds only when fire heats them if the fire remove stick shrubs the underground the water supply increases aiding other plants and local animals fire also may kill predators insects or pests that live on damage otherwise healthy trees
Which set of context clues best points the correct definition of underground in the second sentence

Seeds, fire, animals
Water, plants, animals
Insects, pest, fire
Thick shrubs, plant, trees

The set of context clues that best points to the correct definition of underground in the second sentence is "Water, plants, animals."