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Refer to the given paragraph and answer the following question.Plant P is the only source of food for the caterpillars of a butterfly species, Plant P depends on the adults of the butterfly species Q for pollination. In fact, animal Q is the only pollinator of plant P in nature. Animal R feeds exclusively on the caterpillars of the butterfly species, Q. Animal R in turn is the prey of animal S. Which of the following is likely to happen if animal S is hunted to extinction? |
| A. | Animal R will continuously feed on animal Q which may lead to coextinction of both P and Q with time. |
| B. | The populations of both animals Q and R will increase, however the population of plant P will decrease with time. |
| C. | Population of animal R will increase while population of animal Q will decrease with time. |
| D. | Both (A) and (C) |
| Answer» E. | |