Which of the following represents an idea that Darwin learned from the writings of Thomas Malthus?
A) Technological innovation in agricultural practices will permit exponential growth of the human population into the foreseeable future.
B) Populations tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows.
C) Earth changed over the years through a series of catastrophic upheavals.
D) The environment is responsible for natural selection.
E) Earth is more than 10,000 years old.

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Darwin learned from Thomas Malthus that populations tend to increase at a faster rate than their food supply normally allows. Malthus's work on population growth and resource limitations provided a key insight that helped Darwin develop his theory of natural selection.

Which of the Following Represents an Idea That Darwin Learned