Question : In Java, which of the following statements best describes the behavior of an object when it is passed as an argument to a method?

A ) The method receives a reference to the object, allowing it to modify the original object.
B ) The method receives a copy of the object, preventing any modification to the original.
C ) The method can only read the object's data but cannot modify it in any way.
D ) The method creates a new instance of the object and operates on that instance.