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

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