2.  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. There are actually two in this picture!

4.  1. Does the environment determine which moth is more abundant? 2. Why does this environment favor the white moth?

5.  The following is fictional data collected over a ten year span by scientists. Moth typeYear 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Light colored moths 6636025654904443892971789946 Dark colored moths 72147211298376423499558641714 3. What conclusions could we make using this data?

6. Charts and Graphs!

8. Answer: A line graph.

9.  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?