NEET Biology question

Assertion: Moths living in industrial areas became dark to match their body colour to the tree trunks. Reason: Smoke from industries covers the moths, making them appear dark.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is TrueCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Industrial melanism did not occur because individual moths actively darkened their own bodies to match their surroundings, so the Assertion's Lamarckian-style claim is false; dark (melanic) moths already existed in

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