Question

There is a moth in England called the peppered moth. BeforeBritain’s industrial revolution, these moths were usually “salt andpepper” colored. Because of their coloring, they blended in wellwith the tree trunks on which they tend to rest. The coloringhelped them hide from the birds that ate them. During the Britishindustrial revolution, industry expelled a lot of soot from theburning of coal into the environment. This soot darkened the treetrunks and it was noted that black colored moths were becomingpredominant. The idea is that with soot in the environment, blackcolored moths fair better than light colored moths. There is somedebate as to whether this is actually the case or not, but for thesake of this question, let’s assume it is.

the four observations. In your own words, explain how theconcepts from the four observations discussed in relate to theevolution of the peppered moth described above.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.