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Question
Industrial melanism is one of the best example for ______.
Options
speciation
natural selection
reproductive isolation
mutation
geographical isolation
adaptive radiation
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Solution
Industrial melanism is one of the best example of natural selection.
Explanation:
It demonstrates how environmental changes favor certain traits in organisms. During industrialization, dark-colored moths had a survival advantage over light-colored moths due to better camouflage against pollution-darkened tree trunks. This led to an increase in their population, showing natural selection in action.
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