This desert has not received rain for weeks. Now that a storm has arrived in the area, how will the environmental change most likely affect the stability of this ecosystem?

A.
The rain will cause the desert to maintain the same level of stability, as the rain will temporarily provide animals and plants with water.

B.
The rain will cause the desert to become more stable, as the rain will provide animals and plants with a single large reserve of water.

C.
The rain will cause the desert to become more unstable, as the rain will wash away all the nutrients from the soil before they are absorbed.

D.
The rain will cause the desert to become alternately stable and unstable, as the rain will be consumed by plants before it reaches animals.