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A Peppered Moth Activity

A Peppered Moth Activity. Background Information. There are two major varieties of peppered moths, a light-colored variety and a dark-colored variety. These moths are active at night and rest on trees during the day.

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A Peppered Moth Activity

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  1. A Peppered Moth Activity

  2. Background Information • There are two major varieties of peppered moths, a light-colored variety and a dark-colored variety. These moths are active at night and rest on trees during the day. • 1. Does the environment effect which kind of peppered moth is more abundant?

  3. How many moths do you see? There are actually two in this picture!

  4. So once again • 1. Does the environment determine which moth is more abundant? 2. Why does this environment favor the white moth?

  5. Lets look at some data • The following is fictional data collected over a ten year span by scientists. 3. What conclusions could we make using this data?

  6. 4. What is another way to show the data other than a table? • Charts and Graphs!

  7. Here is another way to show the data.

  8. 5. What chart that you are used to creating could we use with this data? Answer: A line graph.

  9. Follow up questions. • 6. What environmental factor determined which moth was more abundant? • 7. What things could change this environmental factor? • 8. Does this change cause a change in the species? • 9. Is that evolution?

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