Which factor could have allowed the population of black peppered moths to increase in the late 1800s? (1 point)

Question

• less vegetation
• less predation
O less food
• less rain

Answer 1

The factor that could have allowed the population of black peppered moths to increase in the late 1800s is less predation.

During the Industrial Revolution, soot from factories darkened the trees and surfaces where the moths rested, favoring the darker variant of the moth (melanic form) which could avoid predators more effectively. This reduced predation on the darker moths compared to the lighter ones, leading to an increase in their population.