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5. Why was dark wing color advantageous for moths in the late 1800s in England?

A new species of bird evolved that ate only white moths.
Blending into darkened tree bark hid them from predators.
People sprayed chemicals that killed only the white moths.
The eggs of the dark moths survived the industrial pollution.

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Blending into darkened tree bark hid them from predators.

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