Darwin's Inference That Individuals Within a Population Compete for Limited

question 34

Multiple Choice

Darwin's inference that individuals within a population compete for limited resources was based on which observation(s) ?

• A) Most organisms produce more than one or two offspring.
• B) Populations do not increase in size indefinitely.
• C) Food and other resources are limited for most populations.
• D) Most organisms produce more than one or two offspring, and populations do not increase in size indefinitely.
• E) Most organisms produce more than one or two offspring, populations do not increase in size indefinitely, and food and other resources are limited for most populations.

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