In peppered moth populations, light and dark moths are selected for in different environments. Which type of selection is this, and what would a distribution curve for all peppered moths look like?(1 point)
This is an example of disruptive selection. In disruptive selection, individuals with extreme phenotypes have higher fitness than individuals with intermediate phenotypes. In the case of the peppered moths, light moths are more likely to survive and reproduce in environments with light-colored trees, while dark moths are more likely to survive and reproduce in environments with dark-colored trees.
The distribution curve for all peppered moths would show two peaks, one for light moths and one for dark moths, with few individuals in the intermediate range. This is because individuals with intermediate traits would have lower fitness in both types of environments, leading to the two distinct peaks in the distribution curve.