Darwin drew upon the proposition of Malthus that ___________.
a. among species, those that compete ably are most likely to survive
b. more people are born than is food produced (that the number of people reaches a level that the environmental resources cannot support) but a balance is maintained by nature
c. species appear to be perfectly adapted to their environment
d. populations increase arithmetically and food supplies increase geometrically
Answer: b. more people are born than is food produced (that the number of people reaches a level that the environmental resources cannot support) but a balance is maintained by nature
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