Question

The peppered moth is often used as an example of natural selection. Most of the original moths had lighter wings, but as the soot from Industrial Revolution covered the trees, the number of darker moths increased. As the peppered moth evolved over time, its wings changed from light to dark so that it could better A) find food to eat. B) combat pollution. C) hide from predators. D) withstand its climate.

Answer 1

As the peppered moth evolved over time, its wings  changed from light to dark so that it could better hide from predators. The evolution of peppered moth is used an example of natural selection. The evolution of the peppered moth over the last two hundred years has been studied in detail. Originally, the vast majority of peppered moths had light coloration, which effectively camouflaged them against the light-colored trees and lichens which they rested upon. However, because of the wide spread pollution during the Industrial revolution in England, many of the lichens died out, and the trees that peppered moths, or typica, to die off from predation. At the same time, the dark-colored, or melanic, moths, carbonaria, flourished because of their ability to hide on the darkened trees.

Answer 2

C) hide from predators