Peppered Moth

The term that best describes why the moth population changed color over time

• adaptation

• natural selection

• mutation

• predator-prey

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Why did dark moths have a survival advantage when they were near factories?

• They could hide in the birds shadow.

• They could push the white moths into the flames.

• They did not have a survival advantage.

• They blended in with the dark tree trunks.

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What happened to the color of moths over time?

• More black moths than white moths appeared

• More white moths than black moths appeared

• Grey moths developed

• The smoke stained the moths changing their color

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Which factor contributed to the initial increase in dark-colored peppered moths during the Industrial Revolution?

• A widespread disease that only affected light-colored moths

• The use of pesticides that targeted lighter moths

• The darkening of tree barks by industrial soot, providing better camouflage for dark moths

• An increase in the moth population leading to more genetic variations

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How does the concept of camouflage relate to the survival of the peppered moth?

• Moths that blended in with their environment were less likely to be preyed upon

• Brightly colored moths survived better by scaring off predators

• Camouflage made moths more susceptible to diseases

• There is no relation; camouflage affects mating, not survival

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Which factor primarily drove the change in frequency of dark-colored peppered moths during the Industrial Revolution?

• Predation by birds

• The introduction of new moth species

• A genetic mutation causing albinism

• Changes in the moth's diet

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Why did the population of moths change

• Predators were able to easily see their prey.

• People hunted lighter colored moths

• White moths were killed by the smoke from the factories

• Moths mood changed to sad, causing them to become dark

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The population of moths changed color because ___.

• Only some moths survived and reproduced.

• Smoke and ash from the factories stuck to the moths.

• Someone painted all the moths.

• The moths got sunburned.

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The maximum number of white moths is ​ ​ (a)   , which happens in Year ​ (b)   .

The minimum number of white moths is ​ ​ (c)   , which happens in Year ​​ (d)   .

• 3

• 17

• 2

• 8

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The black moths have a ​ (a)   trend from Year 1 to Year 3, and a ​ (b)   trend from Year 3 to Year 8.

• decreasing

• increasing

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