Question
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Peppered moths can have either a light speckled wing or
black wing. Before the Industrial Revolution, there
were more of the light speckled
moths than the black moths. As factories made more smoke, the trees started to have a dark layer of soot on them. Over time scientists
started to see that there were more black moths than light speckled moths in areas with factories
which moth had the survival advantage during the industrial Revolution? Choose which moth had
an) advantage and one reason why
tight speckled moth Black moth
Reasoning
These moths were able to find more food
These moths were better able to attract a mate
These moths were not harmed by the factory smoke.
These moths were better able to hide from predators
Answer
Black moth had the survival advantage during the Industrial Revolution because they were better able to hide from predators due to their dark coloration blending in with the soot-covered trees.