The English peppered moth has two main colour variations, white and black. Black soot from pollution helped black moths camouflage and blend in with their surroundings. In the 1950s, the populations of white moths began to increase. What can you conclude? Black moths were forced to adapt and change white to avoid being eaten OThe white moths developed another mutation that prevented them from finding mates The air pollution killed the birds that ate the moths Air pollution increased Air pollution decreased

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The English peppered moth has two main colour variations, white and black. Black
soot from pollution helped black moths camouflage and blend in with their
surroundings. In the 1950s, the populations of white moths began to increase. What
can you conclude?
Black moths were forced to adapt and change white to avoid being eaten
The white moths developed another mutation that prevented them from finding
mates
The air pollution killed the birds that ate the moths
Air pollution increased
Air pollution decreased
Transcribed Image Text:The English peppered moth has two main colour variations, white and black. Black soot from pollution helped black moths camouflage and blend in with their surroundings. In the 1950s, the populations of white moths began to increase. What can you conclude? Black moths were forced to adapt and change white to avoid being eaten The white moths developed another mutation that prevented them from finding mates The air pollution killed the birds that ate the moths Air pollution increased Air pollution decreased
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