When industrialization covered British trees with soot, moths with darker coloring became more numerous. When pollution was reduced again, lighter colored moths became more numerous. This situation illustrates the process of
A) artificial selection.
B) epigenetics.
C) fitness.
D) mutation.

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This situation illustrates the process of natural selection and specifically the concept of fitness, as the moths that were better adapted to their environment (either lighter or darker colored) were more likely to survive and pass on their traits to their offspring. It is not artificial selection as the humans were not intentionally selecting certain traits in the moths, and there is no evidence of epigenetics or mutation playing a role in this particular situation.

When Industrialization Covered British Trees with Soot, Moths with Darker