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Which of the best hypothesis for why the white colored moth population decreased?
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∙ 8y ago
natural selection
Ona Wuckert
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∙ 13y agoSimply put- pollution. Lighter colored moths become more prevalent when they are able to blend in with their environment. Since the industrial revolution, darker colored moths have thrived because they are more easily able to blend into trees, moss, skies etc that have been darkened by pollutants in the atmosphere.
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∙ 12y agoI believe that this past winter was not cold enough to actually kill the moths, so this summer they have accumulated.
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∙ 12y agoThere may be a high reproduction rate for the moths.
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∙ 9y agoThe peppered moths have several melanic morphs. The original cause was probably a random mutation that survived until it became part of the peppered moth's genome.
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because there are less predators now adays or they turn into light moths
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Which is the best hypothesis for why the white colored moth population decreased?
Answer this question… B.The dark-colored moths were more fit.
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