The ice age 10,000 years ago killed off most cheetahs. This is an example of A. artificial selection. B. the founder effect. C. the bottleneck effect. D. natural selection. E. macroevolution.

C. "THE BOTTLENECK EFFECT".

Explanation:

This could be placed as a rigid example of genetic glitch that happens when the size of a population is severely reduced. Events like earthquakes, floods, fires can reduce a population, killing most individuals and leaving behind a small random group of survivors.