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, Q. Plant P depends on the adults of the butterfly species Q for pollination. Infact, 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)
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