Question

1. What are the two variations of peppered moth?(1 point)
Responses

white with dark speckles and dark with light speckles
white with dark speckles and dark with light speckles

brown and black
brown and black

white with brown speckles
white with brown speckles

white and gray
white and gray
Question 2
2. Which moths have the advantage of survival in light colored environments?(1 point)
Responses

dark colored moths
dark colored moths

light colored moths
light colored moths

all of the moths have the same chance of survival
all of the moths have the same chance of survival
Question 3
3. Why do the dark colored moths have a disadvantage?(1 point)
Responses

they do not have a disadvantage
they do not have a disadvantage

they are easily spotted by predators
they are easily spotted by predators

they easily camouflage in light environments
they easily camouflage in light environments
Question 4
4. What is natural selection?(1 point)
Responses

individuals who are best suited for an environment survive longer, reproduce more, and pass on their genes
individuals who are best suited for an environment survive longer, reproduce more, and pass on their genes

individuals survive at the same rate as others of their species
individuals survive at the same rate as others of their species

species evolve but survive despite which environment they are living in
species evolve but survive despite which environment they are living in
Question 5
5. What can natural selection over many generations cause?(1 point)
Responses

there is no observable change done by natural selection
there is no observable change done by natural selection

environments completely change over time
environments completely change over time

noticeable evolutionary changes in a species
noticeable evolutionary changes in a species
Question 6
6. Why did the trees become darker during the industrial revolution?(1 point)
Responses

trees became dark colored and the moth population became darker colored
trees became dark colored and the moth population became darker colored

trees became light colored and the moth population became lighter colored
trees became light colored and the moth population became lighter colored
Question 7
7. What color variation of the peppered moth had the advantage after the industrialization changed the environment?(1 point)
Responses

light colored moths
light colored moths

dark colored moths
dark colored moths
Question 8
8. What happened to the moth population and the trees after factories reduced their emissions?(1 point)
Responses

With less pollution, the trees became light again and the moth population became lighter colored again.
With less pollution, the trees became light again and the moth population became lighter colored again.

The moths and trees remained unchanged
The moths and trees remained unchanged

With more pollution, the trees became dark again and the moth population became darker colored again.

Answers

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Here are the correct responses to the questions based on the concept of natural selection and the case study of the peppered moth:

1. **What are the two variations of peppered moth?**
- **Response:** white with dark speckles and dark with light speckles

2. **Which moths have the advantage of survival in light colored environments?**
- **Response:** light colored moths

3. **Why do the dark colored moths have a disadvantage?**
- **Response:** they are easily spotted by predators

4. **What is natural selection?**
- **Response:** individuals who are best suited for an environment survive longer, reproduce more, and pass on their genes

5. **What can natural selection over many generations cause?**
- **Response:** noticeable evolutionary changes in a species

6. **Why did the trees become darker during the industrial revolution?**
- **Response:** trees became dark colored and the moth population became darker colored

7. **What color variation of the peppered moth had the advantage after the industrialization changed the environment?**
- **Response:** dark colored moths

8. **What happened to the moth population and the trees after factories reduced their emissions?**
- **Response:** With less pollution, the trees became light again and the moth population became lighter colored again.

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