Question

How did the peppered moth's environment change, and what caused this change?

Answer 1

Answer:

Due to the industrial revolution, smoke caused the environment of the peppered moths to change to a darker/black color. This resulted in a higher prevalence of black peppered moths over white peppered moths.

Explanation:

The dark environment made it so black peppered moths had the favorable trait while the white moths, who previously had the advantageous trait due to old environments being light in color, now had a deletirous trait. Predators could now more easily see the light colored moths, so they were more likely to be killed than the dark colored moths, so more dark colored moths were able to reproduce. This lead to a larger prevalence of dark peppered moths.