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In the moth collection of the 1850s, the more numerous moths were:

AWhite winged
BWide winged
CWavy winged
DWeak winged
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. White winged
1. The moth study is the classic case of industrial melanism. 2. In a collection made in the 1850s there were more white-winged moths than melanised ones. 3. So the correct answer is white winged. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 7 'Evolution'_
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