Examine the graph and answer the question that follows. The normal coloring of Peppered Moths in England and Ireland are white with black speckles. There is a naturally occurring mutation in the species that causes the wings to be almost black. In the nineteenth century, it was observed that around some towns and cities where pollution had turned the tree leaves to black, the black moths were more common.

Which of the following explains the data in the graph above?

[Select ALL that apply]

A. A change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there.

B. The environment near these cities has historically favored dark-colored moths.

C. Evolution occurs so slowly that it is not possible to determine that it has happened in less than a million years.

D. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.

E. The environment can change to select against the adaptation it previously supported.