The peppered moth is a species of European night flying moth prior to the industrial revolution in European the majority of peppered moths existed as the light colored more during the industrial revolution a dark colored morph of peppered moth quickly became the predominant peppered moth in Europe which of the following statements best explains the gradual color change of the Packard moth species over 50 years a peppered Moss that had the dark colored morph were better able to survive and reproduce as a result of their coloration B peppered Moss that have the light colored more for a better able to survive and reproduce as a result of their coloration C peppered Moss that have the dark colored more began to hunt and consume the light color peppered moss in the area d pepper tomorrow that had the light color morph again to hunt and consume the dark colored peppers moths in the area
A) Peppered moths that had the dark colored morph were better able to survive and reproduce as a result of their coloration.
This statement best explains the gradual color change of the peppered moth species over 50 years. The dark colored morph of the peppered moth provided better camouflage against pollution-darkened tree trunks during the industrial revolution, allowing them to avoid predators and survive and reproduce more successfully than the light colored moths. This led to the dark colored morph becoming the predominant form of the species in Europe.