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How are the peppered moths of 19th century England, during the Industrial Revolution, proof of evolution?

A. First the moths started out as maggots, then they entered a cocoon and developed wings, emerging as moths.
B. As pollution increased, rare dark colored moths were selected to survive and became common, while abundant light colored moths were selected
against and started to disappear.
C. They are not proof of evolution.
D. The moths, which were close to dying out, adapted to feed on the pollution as a new food sources, and prevented their extinction. Because they evolved,
they are now abundant.

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How are the peppered moths of 19th century England, during the Industrial Revolution, proof of evolution?

Step-by-step explanation:

B. As pollution increased, rare dark-colored moths were selected to survive and became common, while abundant light-colored moths were selected against and started disappearing.

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I took it and it’s B
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