Peppered Moth

The white 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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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 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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Evolution of peppered moth color happened because of the process of_____

• Selective breeding

• Artificial Selection

• Inheritance of Acquired Traits

• Natural Selection

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Which of the following statements best describes what will most likely occur to the moth populations in the image below?

• The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of dark moths will rise.

• The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of light moths will rise.

• The dark moths will be captured by predators more easily than the light moths, and the dark moths will probably go extinct

• The light moths will change their wing color to match that of the dark moths.

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What is the most likely explanation of the data shown below?

• There has been a drought in the area that is affecting all life forms.

• The population of natural predators of the moths has gotten smaller.

• The moths are living in an environment with light trees.

• The moths are living in an environment with dark trees.

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What selecting factor was responsible for the less fit moths dying?

• Birds that hunt by site

• Different colored trees

• Different colored moths

• Industrial revolution

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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

• Climate change

• Human intervention

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Which of the following best describes the concept demonstrated by the peppered moth's color change?

• Genetic drift

• Natural selection

• Gene flow

• Artificial selection

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What was the main environmental change that affected the peppered moth population?

• Increase in air pollution

• Decrease in forest area

• Rise in temperature

• Introduction of new predators

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