Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from the light variation to the dark variation after the Industrial Revolution?

The industrial revolution made the trees darker, which made white moths easier to catch by predators, so only the dark moths were left.

The soot from industrial revolution caused the light peppered moth to fly away, and only the dark variation was left.

The industrial revolution made the trees darker, which made white moths easier to catch by predators, so only the light moths were left.

The soot from industrial revolution caused the light peppered moth to fly away, and only the light variation were left.

The trees that peppered moths used to live on were once white, but became covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

both will be equally successful

What did Darwin mean?

Organisms that have adapted to their environment are the most likely to survive

He didn't believe in 'survival of the fittest'

Smart organisms are less likely to survive in harsh environments

The dark moth came about because...

By chance the dark moth had a modified gene that caused it to be dark colored

The trees became dark due to pollution so the white moth needed to change color

The white moth became covered in soot from the factories and turned a dark color

Due to the soot in the air, the white moth mutated and became dark colored

Now that the pollution is decreasing and the trees are lightening because lichen is able to grow back, which color peppered moths will survive better?

Light and dark peppered moths will survive equally well.

The peppered moth population of England will probably disappear.

Over time, what will happen to the population of brown mice that live in a snowy environment compared to a population of white mice living in the same environment? Assume the only difference in the two populations of the mice is the color of their fur.

The population will stay the same.

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

adaptation

natural selection

mutation

predator-prey

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The source of all genetic material is...

Protein

cells

DNA

The brain

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

Steven Hawking

Albert Einstein

Charles Darwin

Isaac Newton

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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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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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

increase in number

become extinct

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Peppered Moth Quiz

Why did the population of moths change

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

The source of all genetic material is...

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

If an organism can survive long enough to reproduce, it can pass on its good traits to its _____.

With the peppered moths, when the forest was light, there were more ____ colored moths.

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