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What do you think would happen to the population of peppered moths once coal use decreased and the trees no longer were covered in soot?

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Coal burning released large amounts of smoke and smog into the surrounding environment.This left a layer of black soot on the once lighter- ...
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Answer:they would turn back white

Explanation:once the soot is gone, they return to natural colour again due to camouflage

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