Question

Replacement of the lighter-coloured variety of peppered moth to its darker variety in England is the example of ______.

Options

• Natural selection

• Regeneration

• Genetic isolation

• Temporal isolation

Answer 1

Replacement of the lighter-coloured variety of peppered moth to its darker variety in England is the example of natural selection.

Explanation:

During the Industrial Revolution, soot darkened tree trunks. Dark moths were better camouflaged and more likely to survive, while light moths were easier for birds to spot. This is an example of natural selection.