Before Darwin could conceive of the idea of "descent with modification," he first had to accept
A)the earth was very old.
B)that organisms could inherit acquired characteristics.
C)the idea of catastrophism.
D)that the size of human populations is limited only by the quantity of resources.

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Darwin needed to accept that the Earth was very old to allow enough time for the gradual process of evolution to occur.

Before Darwin Could Conceive of the Idea of "Descent with Modification