Who said that population would exceed the food resources?

Oparin theory

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Malthus theory

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Darwin theory

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Theory of Lamarck

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Solution

The correct option is B Malthus theory
Thomas Malthus warned that population growth would exceed resource growth, leading to catastrophic checks on overpopulation. This would occur because population grew exponentially while food supply grew arithmetically.

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