Question

In his theory of natural selection, Darwin incorporated the premise that available resources were not sufficient for all members of a population to survive. Darwin adopted these ideas of competition and survival from

- Erasmus Darwin.
- Malthus.
- Cuvier.
- Lamarck.
- Plato.

Answer 1

Answer:

Malthus.

Explanation:

Malthus formulated what is today known as the Malthusian catastrophe during which he explained that limited resources put a check on the population of humans. He further explained that limited resources will provoke competition.

Darwin later adopted the idea of competition to develop the theory of survival of the fittest, also known as natural selection.