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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In reading Malthus's essay on human population growth, Darwin was struck by the idea that populations tend to increase beyond the resources available to support them, leading to a struggle for existence among individuals. This idea strongly influenced Darwin's thinking about the competition for resources among individuals of a given species, which he saw as a key factor driving natural selection.

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