Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given. In the case of the English peppered moth, which of the following occurred ?
A
Bird predation was probably an important factor in natural selection
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B
Soot incorporated into the moths resulted in industrial melanism
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C
Dark moths were unknown before pollution
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D
Natural selection produced new genes adapted to the darkened landscape
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Solution
The correct option is A Bird predation was probably an important factor in natural selection In Industrial melanism, refers to the evolution of dark body colors in animal species that live in habitats blackened by industrial soot. The phenomenon has been documented in numerous species that hide from predators by blending in with their backgrounds. Birds play an important factor in natural selection.
So correct answer is A, Bird predation was probably an important factor in natural selection.