A scientist is studying a population of feral cats in his city. He notes that the r of this population is 1. What does this mean (assuming that he is evaluating population size on a yearly basis)?

A. that the population of feral cats doubles in
size each year
B. that the population of feral cats triples in
size each year
C. that the population of feral cats remains
the same size from year to year
D. that the population of feral cats decreases
in size by 10% every year


A

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