After a long drought, an area experiences a series of heavy storms. Once dry streambeds are now overflowing with water, flooding the surrounding lands. Which argument predicts how the storms will affect populations of nearby plants?
Heavy Rain in Namibia and South Africa
a
The storms will cause populations of desert plants to decrease and wetland plants to increase.
b
The storms will cause only the populations of wetland plants to disappear.
c
The storms will cause only the populations of desert plants to increase.
d
The storms will cause populations of desert plants to increase and wetland plants to increase.
a
The storms will cause populations of desert plants to decrease and wetland plants to increase.