Industrial melanism is a term
A. explaining that the darker moths have higher mutation rates because of industrialization.
B. describing the widespread implementation of pollution controls.
C. describing the color change induced by living in industrialized areas.
D. describing the evolutionary process in which initially light-colored organisms become dark as a result of natural selection.
E. explaining that the darker moths having higher reproductive success because of their pigmentation.
Answer: D
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