Peppered Moth

Why are there more black moths after the trees become black?

• The white moths turn black

• The white moths are eaten before they reproduce

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Put the story in order.

• The trees are black, and most of the moths are too.

• The white moths living on the black trees get eaten.

• The trees are white, and most of the moths are too.

• The black moths living on the white trees get eaten.

• The industrial revolution turns the trees black.

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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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Who suggested that peppered moths were an example of natural selection?

• J.W. Tutt

• JJ Watt

• JJ Redick

• Phil Jackson

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The phenomenon that refers to the evolution of dark body colors in animal species that live in habitats blackened by soot is known as

• industrial revolution

• industrial melanism

• pollution selection

• Kettlewellanism

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Where was the first black form of the peppered moth found?

• Pupae

• Kettlewell

• Scientific American

• Manchester

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Why do moths and other organism reproduce so many eggs or offspring?

• so that their babies can have friends to play with

• the more offspring the more likely the offspring will survive

• the more offspring the less likely offspring will survive

• the more offspring the less competition

What is the primary reason for the color change in the peppered moth population during the Industrial Revolution?

• Natural selection due to predation

• Genetic mutation

• Change in diet

• Climate change

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Which experiment is most famously associated with the study of peppered moths?

• Kettlewell's experiment

• Mendel's pea plant experiment

• Darwin's finches study

• Watson and Crick's DNA model

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What is the scientific term for the process by which the peppered moth population changed color?

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

• Gene flow

• Mutation

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