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Thomas Malthus’s essay on population growth influenced Charles Darwin by suggesting that:

A. Organisms acquire useful traits during their lifetimes in response to need.
B. Earth's geological features are shaped by slow, continuous forces.
C. Human populations grow exponentially while food production increases arithmetically, leading to inevitable competition.
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D. Life arose from inorganic compounds via a gradual process of chemical evolution.

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Malthus's work on human populations made Darwin realize that in nature, overproduction of offspring coupled with limited food and space leads to a struggle for survival.

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  • Organisms acquire useful traits during their lifetimes in response to need.
  • Earth's geological features are shaped by slow, continuous forces.
  • Human populations grow exponentially while food production increases arithmetically, leading to inevitable competition.
  • Life arose from inorganic compounds via a gradual process of chemical evolution.

Malthus's work on human populations made Darwin realize that in nature, overproduction of offspring coupled with limited food and space leads to a struggle for survival.

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