How did the environment affect the populations of peppered moths in the 1800s in London?

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Because of the soot covering everything, the dirtier darker moths will be eaten less often, allowing them to reproduce and pass their genes on to the next generation.

Because of the soot covering everything, the lighter colored moths will be eaten less often, allowing them to reproduce and pass their genes on to the next generation.

The environment did not affect the peppered moths- - the populations are still the same.

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Rhys Salas

Biology

21 June, 04:35

How did the environment affect the populations of peppered moths in the 1800s in London?

Question 1 options:

Because of the soot covering everything, the dirtier darker moths will be eaten less often, allowing them to reproduce and pass their genes on to the next generation.

Because of the soot covering everything, the lighter colored moths will be eaten less often, allowing them to reproduce and pass their genes on to the next generation.

The environment did not affect the peppered moths- - the populations are still the same.

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Miles Ballard · Answer 1

The first one because of natural selection. In the darker environment, darker moths are less easily seen by predators, making them less likely to be eaten