Question

Efforts to reduce pollution began occurring later in the century. If pollution near factories was reduced, what would happen to the color of the moths? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer: The color of the moths will become light.

Explanation:

Due to industrial exposure of smoke and dust the white color moths adapted a phenotypic trait of dark brown feather color which used to mimic the color of the tree trunk so the moth population was able to camouflage the predatory birds as these moths remain undetected. But due to reduction in pollution the tree trunk color regain its lighter color and these dark colored moths were detected by the predators so the dark color moth population decline and the white color of feather became the phenotypic trait passed in the next generation enabling the moth population to survive in reduce pollution conditions.