Question

Before the Industrial Revolution (top picture), the bark of the trees was

light-colored. After the Industrial Revolution (bottom picture) the bark of
the trees was covered in soot and became dark-colored. The dark-colored
moths were then better suited for this new environment. This is an example
of *

Answer 1

This is an example of evolution through natural selection. The peppered moths started off with a light color scheme when the industrial revolution started, and they had this to blend into the trees. The better the moths could blend in, the less likely they were to be preyed upon. Once the trees changed colors, the light moths were vulnerable. The months that thrived in this change were the darkly colored moths. These moths then bred and spread their dark color pattern to best fit into the new environment.