Question

Malthus studied limited resources and the impact of limited resources on human populations. How did these ideas contribute to Darwin's ideas?

A. Limited resources in an environment means that the individuals of a species cooperate so that all individuals survive.
B. Limited resources in an environment forces some individuals to survive without food.
C. Limited resources in an environment means that not all individuals of a species will survive or reproduce at equal rates.
D. Limited resources in an environment forces more genetic changes in individuals, allowing the species to evolve more quickly.

Answer 1

The answer would be C.

Not all will survive because there isn’t enough food, so only the more adapted and “better” organisms will live longer and reproduce.(they will be naturally selected by the environment)

Answer 2

The correct answer will be option-C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Thomas Robert Malthus was an Economist who is known for his theory "Malthusian Theory of Population" published in An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798.

Malthus stated that population increases faster than the supply of food available for its needs and if population grows faster than food supply the growth will be checked by natural calamities and preventive checks such as late marriage, celibacy which will reduce the reproductive rate of a species.

Thus, option-C is the correct answer.