Darwin Was Influenced by Thomas Malthusʹs Writings on

question 5

Multiple Choice

Darwin was influenced by Thomas Malthusʹs writings on

• A) natural selection.
• B) evolution.
• C) population growth.
• D) uniformitarianism.
• E) genetics.

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