Who proposed that population size increases at a faster rate than food supplies?
A)Erasmus Darwin
B)Alfred Russel Wallace
C)Thomas Malthus
D)Charles Lyell
E)Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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Thomas Malthus proposed the idea that population size increases at a geometric rate, while food supply grows at an arithmetic rate, leading to inevitable shortages. This concept is outlined in his work "An Essay on the Principle of Population" published in 1798.

Who Proposed That Population Size Increases at a Faster Rate