Question

Lemmings are small mammals that reproduce quickly. A lemming population often grows so quickly that there is not enough food for all of the lemmings to eat. This results in a decline of the lemming population.
This example best supports the ideas of which scientist?

Malthus

Darwin

Lamarck

Linnaeus

Answer 1

Malthus is the correct answer

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Answer 2

Answer: Malthus

Explanation:  

Thomas Malthus was the scholar of political economy and demography. He proposed a principle of population. He made observations on the human race. He proposed the fact that human population would likely to be overproduced if the size of the population will not kept under control. The human population will increase exponentially when the food supply and other resources are abundantly available. When the population increases the demand for resources will also increase. The next generation individuals may face competition among themselves for the same resources. This may cause situations of poverty and feminine, these will contribute to the decline of the population and will exert a negative control over the size of the population.

The exponential increase in the population of the lemmings will soon decline due to limitation of food. This decline in the lemming population is the example of Malthus Principle of Population.