Peppered Moth Game

Name:______________________________________________ Date:___________ Peppered Moth Game Objective: Simulate changes in moth population due to pollution and predation, and observe how species can change over time. Peppered Moth england,europe,north 1. Where do peppered moths live? _____________________________________ america live in trees covered in small lichens 2. How do the moth larvae survive predators? _____________________________ dcwec they became pupae 3. What do the moths do during the winter? _______________________________ defwe Light 4. What color is the "typica" version of the moths? _________________________ Dark What color is the "carbonaria" version? _______________________________ Avoid predators during the day and camouflaging in the night 5. How do adult moths survive predation? _________________________________________ ewvhwdt Natural Selection Due to industries nearby the trees got covered by lichens 6. What was the industrial revolution? _________________________________________________ veffdfv The moths that were alive to pass genes on 7. What was causing the change in the color of the moths? ________________________________ sdddff species with characteristics will survive if they are better adapted to the environment 8. What is natural selection? _______________________________________________________ sdwdfdev dark moths are better camouflaged against predators compared to 9. Why would dark moths have an advantage? ___________________________________________ white moths. This camouflage reduces their chances of being eaten, allowing them to survive cwdcwd Dr. Kettlewell someone that studies insects 10. What is an entomologist? ________________________________________________________ jhedf make predictions based on what they have seen 11. How do scientists test theories? ____________________________________________________ ceccee light 12. Dr. Kettlewelll predicted that clean forests would have _____________ colored moths, dark and polluted forests would have ____________ colored moths. Kettlewell tested his hypothesis by releasing marked light and dark peppered moths into polluted and unpolluted woodlands and observing 13. How did Kettlewell test his hypothesis? ________________________________________________ predation by birds to measure survival differences cdvfdsv by the amount still 14. How did Kettlewell determine if moths lived longer than others? _________________________________ there www.biologycorner.com​ | Game at ​https://askabiologist.asu.edu/ ​Play the Game 15. Complete the data table for the light forest and the dark forest. Percent Dark Moths Light Forest Dark Forest 9% Percent Light Moths 91% 67 33 Final Analysis 16. Explain how the color of the moths increases or decreases their chances of survival. depending on if they camouflage or not 17. Explain the concept of ​natural selection​ using your moths as an example. if they match with their environment they have a higher chance of surviving jrfnernv 18. Predict what would happen if there were no predators in the forest. Would the moth colors have changed? Why or why not? no predators then their environment wouldn't matter v efkvjn 19. Efforts to reduce pollution began occurring later in the century. If pollution near factories was reduced, what would happen to the color of the moths? Explain your answer. they would get lighter becasue the trees would be lighter 20. Kettlewell's experiment is included in most biology texts as an example of ​evolution​ occuring. How do we know that the moths evolved? www.biologycorner.com​ | Game at ​https://askabiologist.asu.edu/