An important message from the work of Thomas Malthus that influenced Charles Darwin was
A. animals tended toward "human perfection."
B. only a fraction of any population will survive and reproduce.
C. population size of humans can.
D. inheritance of acquired characteristics.
E. none of these. Charles Darwin was influenced by John Ray not Thomas Malthus.
B. only a fraction of any population will survive and reproduce.
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