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During the Industrial Revolution, explain what caused the population of light-colored peppered moths to decrease and the population of dark-colored peppered moths to increase over time. Be sure to include how the ability to survive and reproduce impacts the process of natural selection!

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During the Industrial Revolution the trees changed from white to a dark color do to pollution. some peppered moths began to change to a darker color. Due to the trees changing this caused the white peppered moths to be seen easily by bird. so the birds killed off the white peppered moths and through natural selection the dark peppered moths began to take over and thrive. The reason the white peppered moths became dark peppered moths is because it helped them to survive.

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