How did Thomas Malthus's ideas, about human population, affect Darwin's ideas on natural selection?
A) Darwin decided that if human population increased with each successive generation, all animals and . plants must reproduce using the same principles.
B) Darwin abandoned his idea of natural selection because Malthus' work proved that populations . would continually double in number with each generation.
C) Thomas Malthus believed that human populations declined when temperature drops, therefore . Darwin concluded that all plant species will not reproduce in cold temperatures.
D) Mallthus believed that only a fraction of any population will survive and reproduce, Darwin . contradicted Malthus's theories and said that all species will continue to survive and reproduce indefinitely.
E) Malthus theorized that only a fraction of any human population will survive and reproduce. Darwin's . observations during his voyage on the Beagle, supported Malthus' theory.
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