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State one possible reason that the light colored variety was not completely eliminated from the polluted environment answer

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Perhaps those light colored moths had other characteristics that allowed them to escape the predators. Additionally, there is variety in a species and additional white moths might still be born. Larger number of the dark-colored variety were present in the polluted environment because the dark colored moths would blend in with the polluted trees and therefore be camouflaged for survival. 
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