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12 Biology Organisms and Populations - Set No : 15 Question No :8

Question No : 8
               Who stated that human population grows geometrically?     

                a)          Malthus          b)          Darwin     

                c)          Cannon          d)          Lamarck     

Answer No : 8
     (a)Malthus calculated that though the number of organisms can increase geometrically (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…….), their food supply increases arithmetically (1, 2, 3, 4…..).     

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