Domestic cats can begin reproducing as young as 6 months of age. each female cat can produce two litters per year, containing multiple cats that can also begin reproducing early. what prediction can you make about an ecosystem in which cat populations are not controlled?
a. a predator for the cats would rapidly appear to match the population growth.
b. small game would initially suffer but then quickly develop survival skills.
c. within a few years, the population of cats would increase slowly, level off, and stabilize.
d. within a few years, there would be many starving cats.