Which of these hypotheses (if supported) would help show that pollution + natura

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Which of these hypotheses (if supported) would help show that pollution + natural selection caused the changes in peppered moth population? Choose all that apply. Heavily polluted forests will have mostly dark peppered moths. Clean forests will have mostly light peppered moths. Dark moths resting on dark trees are less likely to be eaten by bird than light moths on dark trees. The reverse should be true on light trees. Dark moths released into polluted forests would live longer than light moths, but die sooner in clean forests.

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Answer: All the given options are correct.
Explanation:
Heavy pollution covers the tree trunks thereby producing dark background. In such cases, dark moths exhibit high chances of survival as they can effectively conceal themselves in the background.
On the other hand, less pollution leaves the tree trunks uncovered with dark dust thereby producing a light background. In such cases, light-colored moths exhibit high chances of survival as they can effectively conceal themselves in the background.

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