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Course: High school biology - NGSS > Unit 8

Lesson 1: Natural selection and adaptation
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High school biology - NGSS
Adaptation and environmental change
Natural selection and adaptation
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Understand: natural selection and adaptation

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Problem

A population of moths lives in a forested area where they spend daylight hours resting on tree trunks. The moths range in color from light gray to dark gray.
Which of the following best describes a biotic factor that could lead to adaptation by natural selection in the moth population?
Choose 1 answer: