1.Which of the following statements best describes what will most likely occur to the mothpopulations in the image below?•A.The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and thepopulation of dark moths will rise.•B.The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and thepopulation of light moths will rise.•C.The dark moths will be captured by predators more easily than the light moths, and thedark moths will probably go extinct.•D.The light moths will change their wing color to match that of the dark moths.•Correct Answer: A.The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths,and the population of dark moths will rise.Explanation: The light moths are highly visible to predators against the dark tree, but the dark mothsare nearly invisible to predators. So, it is likely that more light moths will be captured by thepredators, causing the population of light moths to decrease. The dark moth population will increasebecause there are more of them to reproduce.
