Question

In the early 1800s, cats that European people had brought to Australia escaped into the wild. Cats have very few natural predators in Australia. Cats

are excellent hunters of small animals and birds, with greater skill in hunting than animals native to Australia
Given this information, how might cats have affected the native species of Australia?
O Cats probably harmed native species, Cats may have hunted some species to extinction.
O Cats probably did not affect native species. The presence of cats forced native animals to adapt and change.
It is not possible to determine how cats affected the native species of Australia.
O Cats probably helped native species. Cats increased biodiversity on the continent, which is important in an ecosystem.

Answer 1

Cats probably harmed the species

Step-by-step explanation:

Invasive species are very detrimental to any environment they are brought into, because many different species do not know how to defend against a good predator like a cat. The cats would definitely not help the native species because even in modern neighborhoods, cats often are a major cause of death to the birds.