Which of Darwin's ideas had the strongest connection to Darwin having read Malthus's essay on human population growth?
A)Descent with modification
B)Variation among individuals in a population
C)Struggle for existence
D)The ability of related species to be conceptualized in "tree thinking"
E)That the ancestors of the Galapagos finches had come from the South American mainland

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Malthus's essay on human population growth stressed the idea of struggle for existence, where individuals compete for limited resources. This concept strongly influenced Darwin's thinking on natural selection, which is based on the idea that only the fittest individuals survive and reproduce.

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