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.

Sea levels are rising due to climate change while increasing numbers of people are moving into coastal areas. to accommodate more people, there has been increased construction of beachfront resorts and condominiums. how is this impacting sea turtle numbers and biodiversity and why? a. the increased human population in coastal areas has meant that more food is available to the turtles (e.g., dropped food, waste from restaurants), which has led to an increase in the numbers and diversity of sea turtles. b. there has been very little change in the numbers and biodiversity of sea turtles because the planet is so vast that they can simply relocate to less crowded beaches. c. this has resulted in a decrease in numbers and diversity of sea turtles because it is restricting available nesting sites, and hence reproduction. d. this has resulted in an increase in numbers and diversity of sea turtles because people are around to protect them from natural predators.

This rapid change in species that rarely leaves behind fossil evidence is referred to as

Which of these factors best explains why liquid exists on earth