Industrial melanism is an example of: (1) Neo Lamarckism (2) Neo Darwinism (3) Natural selection (4) Mutation
Industrial melanism is an example of: (1) Neo Lamarckism (2) Neo Darwinism (3) Natural selection (4) Mutation

Correct option: Industrial melanism is an example of natural selection. 

Solution:

  • Industrial melanism is an example of natural selection.
  • It shows how during the period of industrialisation the white moth’s number was declined at the same time the black coloured moth’s number increased exponentially.