Abehavior or characteristic that is altered and passed from one generation to another generation is a(n)

The correct answer for the question is- An inherited trait.

Inherited traits are those features or characteristics of an organism that are passed from one generation to the next generation ( such as eye color, skin tone, hair color) in the form of genes ( segment of DNA corresponding to particular protein, which depicts specific trait of an organism).

If the genetic material ( DNA) is altered during its transfer that is if any change in its nucleotide sequence ( also called mutation) occurs, then it will exhibit in the form of an altered phenotype in the next generation.

the correct answer is c   with the systems

the darker peppered moth species were favored due to the fact that the industrial revolution had made all the nearby trees a darker color instead of white.