Suppose that a recursive function with integer parameter n has a base case of 0, and for each non-base case, the function makes a recursive call with argument n+1. If the function is initially called with an actual argument of n = 3, the function call will
A) cause an infinite chain of recursive calls.
B) return after a chain of 2 recursive calls.
C) return after a chain of 3 recursive calls.
D) return after a chain of 4 recursive calls.
E) None of the above

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The recursive function increases the parameter n by 1 with each call and lacks a terminating condition that would stop the recursion for n > 0. This will lead to an infinite chain of recursive calls, as it never reaches a base case that would stop the recursion.

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