The carrying capacity of owls in an Alaskan forest is seven per square kilometer.What will happen if 12 owls are confined to a 1-square-kilometer area?

A) The owls will survive together and develop ways to share resources.
B) The owls might survive but the population size in the future will most likely be close to seven.
C) The population of owl prey organisms will increase proportionately to support a larger population of owls.
D) A short-term exponential growth of owls will occur because more mating pairs will form.