Charles Darwin hypothesized that some individuals would be better equipped for survival than others, and that those that were less equipped would not survive. Darwin formulated this hypothesis based on the work of which scholar?

Darwin was influenced by Thomas Malthus’s work on population growth. Malthus argued that populations can grow faster than available resources, creating competition for survival. Darwin applied this idea to explain why individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, so the correct choice is Thomas Malthus, who studied population growth.

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