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State a reason for the increased population of dark coloured moths coinciding with the loss of lichens (on the barks) during industrialization period in England. |
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Answer» Industrialization caused air pollution, produced excessive smoke and caused the darkening of tree trunks. Because in the dark coloured background the dark coloured moths could camouflage themselves they escape from predation and survived resulting in their increase in population. White winged moths were easily spotted by predators and eliminated. This is due to natural selection because dark coloured moths were better suited to the changed environment and thus survived |
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