Which of Darwin's Ideas Had the Strongest Connection to His

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of Darwin's ideas had the strongest connection to his reading of Malthus's essay on human population growth?

• A) descent with modification
• B) variation among individuals in a population
• C) struggle for existence
• D) that the ancestors of the Galápagos finches had come from the South American mainland

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