Based on the table, which best predicts the end behavior of the graph of f(x)?

a) as x → ∞, f(x) → ∞, and as x → –∞, f(x) → ∞.

b) as x → ∞, f(x) → ∞, and as x → –∞, f(x) → –∞.

c) as x → ∞, f(x) → –∞, and as x → –∞, f(x) → ∞.

d) as x → ∞, f(x) → –∞, and as x → –∞, f(x) → –∞.