Which of the Following Represents an Idea That Darwin Learned

question 17

Multiple Choice

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 foreseeable future.
• B) Populations tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows.
• C) Earth changed over the years through a series of catastrophic upheavals.
• D) The environment is responsible for natural selection.
• E) Earth is more than 10,000 years old.

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