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The diagram shows a food web in a national park.

A diagram of a food web is shown. Grasses, Aspen Trees, Cottonwood, and Willow are shown at the lowest level, Beaver, rabbit, elk, and mule deer are shown at the second level from the bottom. Topmost level has the coyote and gray wolf. Arrows are drawn from grasses to beaver, grasses to rabbit, grasses to elk, grasses to mule deer, aspen trees to beaver, aspen trees to elk, aspen trees to mule deer, cottonwood to beaver, cottonwood to elk, cottonwood to mule deer, willow to elk, willow to mule deer, beaver to coyote, rabbit to coyote, elk to gray wolf, and mule deer to gray wolf.

What is most likely the effect of unrestricted hunting of gray wolves on the food web?

Group of answer choices

A. The vegetation will increase.

B. The coyote population will increase.

C. The beaver and rabbit population will increase.

D. The elk and the mule deer population will increase.