The Following Questions pertain to the Peppered Moth Game.
Where do peppered moths live? (select 3)
When do peppered moth's hatch?
Part of the peppered moth's life cycle includes being a caterpillar.
What color is the peppered moth pupae?
What are the predators of the peppered moth? (select 3)
What year was the first recorded sighting of a dark peppered moth?
In the article, what caused the trees to change colors?
Why did the moths become darker?
Who proposed the general idea of natural selection?
Who in 1896 suggested the peppered moths were an example of natural selection?
How many species of moth were observed to darken over time in polluted forests?
What type of scientist was Dr. Kettlewell?
In Dr. Kettlewell's hypothesis he stated that lighter colored moths would survive better in darker colored forests.
Amateur entomologists helped map the population of light and dark peppered moths. They found high populations of dark moths near industrial cities.
In Dr. Kettlewell's experiment, how much more likely were light moths to be eaten than dark moths?
Where did Dr. Kettlewell publish his findings?
Which did you play?
How long does the game last for?
How many moths did you eat?
What percentage of light moths did you eat?
Now that you have read the article and played the game tell me why you think the darker moths were better able to survive on the darker trees. Be specific. Discuss what you saw or observed while playing the game as well as ideas from the text. Answers with less than 3 sentences will receive no credit.