The SCOTT user has an index on the ITEM_DESC column of the ITEM table. As part of the year-ending task， SCOTT updates the ITEM_DESC column for most of the rows in the ITEM table. How does this change to the table affect the index？（）

An update in a leaf row takes place.
B. The index becomes invalid after the update.
C. The leaf block containing the row to be updated is marked as invalid.
D. A row in the leaf block of the index for the key value is deleted and inserted.