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With more pollution, the trees became dark again and the moth population became darker colored again.
With more pollution, the trees became dark again and the moth population became darker colored again.
With less pollution, the trees became light again and the moth population became lighter colored again.
With less pollution, the trees became light again and the moth population became lighter colored again.
The moths and trees remained unchanged
The moths and trees remained unchanged
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The correct response is: With less pollution, the trees became light again and the moth population became lighter colored again.
This refers to the classic example of the industrial melanism observed in the peppered moth population in England. When soot from factories darkened the trees, darker moths had a survival advantage. When emissions were reduced, the trees became lighter again, leading to a resurgence of lighter-colored moths.
