During the industrial revolution, there were two variations of english peppered moths, those with light color and those with dark color. the soot from the factories covered the trees. data was collected to measure the percentage of each type of moth in the area. it was noted that the percentage of dark-colored moths increased over time, while the percentage of light-colored moths decreased. what is the likely explanation for this change? the presence of the light-colored variation increased the likelihood for survival of the english peppered moths the presence of a mutation changed the color of the english peppered moths the presence of the dark-colored variation increased the likelihood for survival of the english peppered moths the presence of an acquired trait changed the color of the english