An important message from the work of Thomas Malthus that influenced Charles Darwin was that
A)animals tended toward "human perfection."
B)only a fraction of any population will survive and reproduce.
C)the population size of humans only has the potential to increase linearly.
D)only catastrophic events have shaped the Earth's geology.

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Malthus argued that populations tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply, leading to a struggle for resources and ultimately only a fraction of the population surviving and reproducing. This idea of "survival of the fittest" influenced Darwin's theory of natural selection, where individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation.

An Important Message from the Work of Thomas Malthus That