What Was the Selective Pressure Driving the Color Change in Moths

question 48

Multiple Choice

What was the selective pressure driving the color change in moths during the industrial revolution?

• A) The predators could not see the darker colored moths on the sooty trees.
• B) The darker colored moths were better able to breathe in the polluted environment.
• C) The darker colored moth was active at night, when pollution was less damaging.
• D) The preferred food of the darker colored moth increased with industrialization.

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