According to Bottom-Up and Top-Down Control Models of Community Organization

question 18

Multiple Choice

According to bottom-up and top-down control models of community organization, which of the following expressions would imply that an increase in the size of a carnivore (C) population would negatively impact its prey (P) population, but not vice versa? In this particular scenario, the arrows between species indicate the direction of control between the populations of organisms.

• A) P ← C
• B) P → C
• C) C ↔ P
• D) P ← C → P

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Definitions:

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A basic glucose form essential for energy in living beings and a component found in several carbohydrate types.

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A loose connective tissue composed primarily of adipocytes, responsible for storing energy as fat.

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