What year was the first recorded sighting of a dark peppered moth? _______
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The Following Questions pertain to the Peppered Moth Game.
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How many moths did you eat? _______
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What percentage of light moths did you eat? _______ What percentage of dark moths did you eat? _______
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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.
Where do peppered moths live? (select 3)
South Korea
Europe
South America
Australia
England
North America
When do peppered moth's hatch?
mid summer
spring
winter
mid spring
Part of the peppered moth's life cycle includes being a caterpillar.
True
False
What color is the peppered moth pupae?
black
red
white
green
What are the predators of the peppered moth? (select 3)
barn sparrow
flycatchers
crow
blue jay
nuthatches
European robin
In the article, what caused the trees to change colors?
the industrial revolution
the moths
bad luck
natural selection
Why did the moths become darker?
they were choosing to become darker
they were being darkened by chemicals in the smoke
the color was genetic
the moths were always dark
Who proposed the general idea of natural selection?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Charles Darwin
Who in 1896 suggested the peppered moths were an example of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
J. W. Tutt
Dr. Kettlewell
Winston Churchill
How many species of moth were observed to darken over time in polluted forests?
over 100
over 10
50
over 1000
What type of scientist was Dr. Kettlewell?
entomologist
optomotrist
ornothologist
biologist
In Dr. Kettlewell's hypothesis he stated that lighter colored moths would survive better in darker colored forests.
True
False
Amateur entomologists helped map the population of light and dark peppered moths. They found high populations of dark moths near industrial cities.
True
False
In Dr. Kettlewell's experiment, how much more likely were light moths to be eaten than dark moths?
