Question

in london, peppered moths that were light colored blended in with trees of the populated. over time, pollution caused the bark of the trees to darken, causing a r of light colored moths seen. the darker colored moths survived the predators blend in with the darkened tree bark, and they reproduced rapidly. disruptive selection stabilizing selection directional selection

Explanation:

Directional selection occurs when a population's trait distribution shifts toward one extreme (here, dark - colored moths) due to environmental change (tree bark darkening). Light moths were common, then dark moths became favored, showing a directional shift in the moth population's color trait. Disruptive selection favors two extremes, and stabilizing selection favors the average; neither fits here.

Answer:

directional selection