Peppered Moths - Flashcards

England, Europe, and North America

Their bodies look like sticks, which hides them and helps them survive predators.

They change into pupae (cocoons).

<p>Dark, almost black</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They fly at night and rest during the day. They also have extra camouflage to help hide them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The industrial revolution was when factories were being built, and they ran by burning coal for fuel, resulting in a dark smoke that covered the surrounding countryside.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A DNA mutation (The color is genetic).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All types of living things have small differences between the individuals in the species. If one of those differences allows the individuals to live longer, they will likely have more offspring. As the trait is passed on, the population starts to look more like the successful individual over time, and the species change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They live longer in a dark forest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A scientist who studies insects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By making predictions based on the theory, and then testing the predictions to see if what they observe matches their explanations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>mostly light _ dark</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He placed light and dark moths on the trunks of trees where he could observe them. He recorded the times a bird found a moth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By tracking down data of dark moths living in dark forests and light forests and light moths living in light and dark forests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a light forest, light moths have an increase of chance of survival because they camouflage better, while dark moths have a decrease of chance of survival because they stand out in light forests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of natural selection is that successful traits lead to successful individuals and that species change over time. The camouflage of the dark-colored moths are traits that pass down to other moths, because they have successful traits in polluted forests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If there were no predators in the forest, there would be no need for dark-colored moths. So, the moth color wouldn't have changed because light-colored moths have no need to be afraid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>I believe that light-colored moths would have an increase in population because polluted forests would become clean again.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>We know that the moths evolved because at some point, a light-colored moth's offspring was to a dark-colored moth. This small genetic change for color made light-colored moths evolve to dark-colored to adapt and survive in their environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers