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How do the peppered moths support the theory of natural selection?
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One of those that caught my attention was the evidence of peppered moths changing their color from light to dark due to industrial pollution. This supposedly shows how natural selection can change a species into another type, and eminent scientists have emphasized the importance of this supposed proof of evolution.
Professor John Maynard Smith stated: "We should expect to find the most rapid evolutionary changes in populations suddenly exposed to new conditions. It is therefore natural that one of the most striking changes which has been observed in a wild population . . . is the phenomenon of 'industrial melanism,' the appearance and spread of dark forms of a number of species of moths" (The Theory of Evolution, 1966, p. 137).
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How does the British peppered moth support the theory of natural selection?
The Peppered moth avoids predation by using camouflage to blend int to tree bark. It was originally white with black spots. However in the industrial revolution when the local trees were blacked by soot from the factory chimneys, a black variant with white spots became prevalent in these regions. In the areas of pollution the black version blended in and the white stood out so natural selection changed the appearance of the population in these areas.
Who is the scientist that collected so much information to support natural selection in 1809?
Charles Darwin, the creator of the theory of natural selection, was born 1809.
Do you believe that this evidence gives support to the theory of evolution?
I do not so much " believe it " as I an convinced by the myriad lines of converging evidences that support the theory of evolution by natural selection. talkorigins.org
By studying the nucleotides in DNA you get support for the theory of natural selection from observing that?
Life has a great potential for creating diversity.
Which is not of Darwin's theory of natural selection?
which is not part of darwins theory of natural selction
Darwin proposes that all species of the natural world are in a constant state of evolution whereby natural selection plays a pivotal role in the survival of species Do you agree with this theory of yo?
It is not a matter of agreement, it is a matter of accepting the overwhelming evidences in support of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
What is drwin's theory?
Natural selection
What type of selection pushed Darwin's theory?
Natural Selection
What principles is not part of Darwin's original theory of evolution by natural selection?
Random processes are not part of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
What theory does the natural selection belong to?
Darwin's theory of evolution.
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural?
Evolution by natural selection.
Which scientist contributed to evolutionary theory through the study of natural selection?
Charles Darwin contributed to the evolutionary theory through study of natural selection.
