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)the struggle for existence
D)that the ancestors of the Galápagos finches had come from the South American mainland

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The concept of "the struggle for existence" had a strong connection to Darwin having read Malthus's essay on human population growth. Malthus's essay argued that human population growth would lead to a struggle for limited resources, and Darwin applied this concept to the natural world, proposing that individuals within a species compete for resources, and those best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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