Thomas Malthus's Contribution to Natural Selection Is the

question 42

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus's contribution to natural selection is the

• A) binomial taxonomic system of naming species.
• B) theory that the earth's old age is based on geologic evidence resulting from cataclysmic events.
• C) observation that an abundance of food would allow a population to increase geometrically and indefinitely, but there simply is not enough food, so populations are limited by food supply.
• D) theory that environmental resources increase to population pressures.

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