A student read about the peppered motli, a species whose population changed over a period of time. Before the Industrial Revolution, dark-colored moths were rare. During the
Industrial Revolution, however, the population of dark-colored moths greatly increased. The
student thought that the reason for the increase in dark-colored moths was soot cowering the
wings of the light colored moths, She thought this coloring was then passed on to the
offspring of the light colored moths. Which statement should be used to explain to the
student the correct reason for how this population changed over time?
The dark-colored moths could fly faster than the light colored moths,
The dark-colored moths found food more easily than the light-colored moths
The dark-colored moths hid more easily from predators than the light-colored moths.
The dark-colored moths were able to produce more eggs than the light-colored moths,