Question

Which of the following represents an idea that Darwin learned from the writings of Thomas Malthus?

• A. Technological innovation in agricultural practices will permit exponential growth of the human population into the forseeable future
• B. Population tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows
• C. Earth changed over the year through a series of catastrophic upheavals
• D. The environment is responsible for natural selection

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Correct answer is (b) Population tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows