Who proposed the theory of evolution?
15-2 Darwin's Ideas

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Charles Darwin is known for his theory of evolution, but he was not the first to propose the idea of evolution.
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What did Thomas Malthus believe about population growth?
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Malthus believed that the power of population growth is indefinitely greater than the power of the Earth to produce subsistence for man.
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How do human populations increase according to Malthus?
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Human populations increase exponentially.
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How do resources like food increase according to Malthus?
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Resources like food increase linearly.
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Who believed that organisms develop traits needed for survival?
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Lamarck believed that organisms develop traits needed for survival.
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What happens to traits that are unused according to Lamarck?
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Traits that are unused become weaker and gradually disappear.
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What is the significance of the Earth's age in Darwin's theory?
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Darwin's theory of evolution depends on the condition that the Earth is many billions of years old.
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