Multiple choice

Who proposed that population size would be held in check by resource availability?

  1. Copernicus

  2. Georges Cuvier

  3. Thomas Malthus

  4. Charles Lyell

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Thomas Malthus wrote an essay on population growth, arguing that populations grow exponentially while resources grow linearly, leading to a 'struggle for existence' that influenced Darwin.