The cane toad was introduced in australia in the 1930s by farmers to control the beetles that fed on sugarcane crops. the cane toad can weigh up to a kilogram and eats almost any insect that fits in its large mouth.

though the cane toads were able to control the beetle problem, what threat did the toads pose to the native australian frog populations?

a. cane toads eat the eggs of the native frogs.

b. cane toads compete with the native frogs for food.

c. cane toads pollute the water in which native frogs breed.

d. cane toads mate with native frogs to form new species