When Industrialization Covered British Trees with Soot, Moths with Darker

question 92

Multiple Choice

 When industrialization covered British trees with soot, moths with darker coloring became more numerous. When pollution was reduced again, lighter colored moths became more numerous. This situation illustrates the process of

• A) artificial selection.
• B) epigenetics.
• C) fitness.
• D) mutation.

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