Pepper Moth Biology Worksheet (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Followup Questions

11. Explain how the color of moths increases or decreases their chances of survival

depending on the environment.

12. What genetic disposition allows the Peppered moth to change?

13. 500 light colored moths and 500 dark colored moths are released into a polluted

forest. After 2 days the moths were recaptured, make a prediction about the number of

each type of moth that would be captured. Explain how you came up with your

answer.

14. Explain how the peppered moth can used to monitor forest heath.

15. What underlying law of nature has produced this change? (Use Darwin's theory of

evolution and apply it to what you have learned in this investigation.)

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