Name:__________________________________________________ Date:______________
Peppered Moth Exploration
Open the link on your Google Classroom. Begin the exploration by clicking on the first yellow
circle that shows the schematic of the Lifecycle of the Peppered Moth.
Describe how Peppered Moths naturally protect themselves with their feeding routines.
Describe the camouflage the Peppered Moths have, include the larvae:
What is the life span of a Peppered Moth:
What is the physical appearance of the Peppered Moth, include all the species:
Go to the Pollution and the Peppered Moth, describe the pollution that took place in the area
where the Peppered Moth lived:
Carefully read through the remainder of the information on how pollution impacted the
population of the Peppered Moths.
During the section titled “Dr. Kettlewell tests Natural Selection”, it states that the moths “turned
black”. Is this statement an accurate statement of what was taking place? Explain your answer.
Complete the last section, A Birds Eye View of Natural Selection, you will collect data for a light
forest and a dark forest:
LIght Forest:
Construct a hypothesis that predicts which type of moth you think will have the greatest
percentage survive. Remember, your hypothesis must be written in an “If___ then___
because___” statement.
Complete the data collection for the light forest, repeat the collection for a total of 3 trials:
Light Forest Peppered Moth Population
Trial One
Trial Two
Trial Three
Average
Percentage of
Light Peppered
Moths left in the
population
Percentage of
Dark Peppered
Moths left in the
population
DARK FOREST:
Construct a hypothesis that predicts which type of moth you think will have the greatest
percentage survive. Remember, your hypothesis must be written in an “If___ then___
because___” statement.
Complete the data collection for the dark forest, repeat the collection for a total of 3 trials:
Dark Forest Peppered Moth Population
Trial One
Trial Two
Trial Three
Percentage of
Light Peppered
Moths left in the
population
Percentage of
Dark Peppered
Moths left in the
population
Explain the purpose of the simulation:
Did you support your hypotheses (NOTE, plural). Support your statements:
Explain the results of your simulation, be sure to support your statements:
Average
Construct an explanation that describes how your results supports natural selection:
Did the moth’s ​change​ color during the Industrial Revolution? Support your answer.