The view held by both Malthus and Paul Ehrlich suggests that depletion of resource supplies due to greater numbers of people ________

A) will result in exponential population growth
B) will lead to natural selection of the most fit individuals
C) is a problem because some resources are limited and can be depleted
D) is not a problem because new resources can always be found to replace depleted ones
E) is not a problem because disease will limit population size


C

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