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

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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

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

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

Technological innovation in agricultural practices will permit exponential growth of the human population into the forseeable future

Population tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows

Earth changed over the year through a series of catastrophic upheavals

The environment is responsible for natural selection

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