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
multiple choice
aristotle.
plato.
erasmus darwin.
malthus.
lamarck.

Explanation:

Thomas Malthus' work on population growth argued that resources are limited and populations tend to grow faster than the available resources, leading to competition for survival. Darwin was influenced by these ideas when formulating his theory of natural - selection.

Answer:

D. Malthus