Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 22, Problem 8TYK
Darwin observed that organisms are capable of producing more offspring than can survive and reproduce. This idea was influenced by Darwin’s reading of
- a. Hutton.
- b. Linnaeus.
- c. Malthus.
- d. Lamarck.
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