Indicate which factors support the industrial melanism hypothesis.Check all that apply.

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The industrial melanism hypothesis suggests that dark colored moths have a selective advantage in polluted environments because they have greater camouflage on darkened bark surfaces. Factors that support this hypothesis include pollutants darkening bark surfaces (C) and dark moths having greater camouflage on trees in polluted woodlands (B). The inhibition of growth of dark colored lichen (A) is not directly related to the industrial melanism hypothesis, and the idea that light moths have greater camouflage in highly polluted woodlands (D) goes against the hypothesis.

Indicate Which Factors Support the Industrial Melanism Hypothesis