Both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace Acknowledged the Influence

Multiple Choice

Both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace acknowledged the influence of the economist Thomas Malthus in the development of their ideas about natural selection. Specifically, Malthus's ideas about geometric population growth implied that:

A) resources in every generation would be limited, therefore individuals in every generation would have to compete for those resources.
B) only the largest and strongest individuals would survive.
C) organisms should have as many offspring as possible.
D) organisms should have a few, very fit offspring who can compete for scarce resources.
E) All of these choices are correct.