A key contribution to Darwin's thinking was the concept of limits put on the geometric growth of populations by nature, originally proposed by:
A)Charles Lyell.
B)Karl Popper.
C)Russel Wallace.
D)Thomas Malthus.

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Thomas Malthus proposed the idea that populations grow geometrically while resources grow arithmetically, leading to a struggle for survival, which influenced Darwin's theory of natural selection.

A Key Contribution to Darwin's Thinking Was the Concept of Limits