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question: which moths signified that pollution and other environmental conditions can impact natural selection and survival of the fittest? answer options: select one of four cabbage peppered elephant hawk emperor
The Peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a classic example used to illustrate how environmental changes (like pollution during the Industrial Revolution) affected natural selection. The light - colored moths were more visible on polluted, dark - colored tree trunks and were preyed upon more, while the dark - colored (melanic) moths had a survival advantage. This demonstrated the concept of "survival of the fittest" in the context of environmental impacts. Cabbage moths, Elephant hawk moths, and Emperor moths are not associated with this specific example of natural selection related to pollution.
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