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The speckled form of the moth is well camouflaged against lichen covered tree bark, so birds find it hard to spot. The dark form is camouflaged against sooty trees in cities.

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What are two types of pepper moths?

Black peppered moths and white peppered moths


How does the story of the pepper moth demonstrate evolution?

The gene for dark coloration in peppered moths may be associated with camouflage. If the moth lives in a darker habitat, then the ability to blend in meant that the darker moths survived over time.


How do moths survive in the winter?

Moths are able to survive through some of their adaptations. These include the ability to camouflage themselves and because they can fly with precision.


What kind of test could you do to verify that the light and dark pepper moths are really members of the same species and not two totally different kinds of pepper moths?

If you could isolate a certain number of both types of moths, and stimulate them to mate with each other, then they are of the same species. This is true only of the offspring of a light and a dark peppered moth can survive a full life cycle and live long enough to reproduce and have offspring of its own.


Do moths share their food?

Yes they do! that is how they survive!


If the bark of the trees is dark and the moths that rest are light what happens to the moths?

They will adapt to the environment and become dark-colored moths.


If the bark of trees is dark and the moths that rest there are light what might happen to the moths?

They will adapt to the environment and become dark-colored moths.


Why does the the peppered moth that lives in the countryside have pale wings?

The peppered moth already existed as darker (black) and lighter( white) forms. Before the industrial revolution, the tree barks' had lichens which were lighter in color and the surroundings were lighter in color too. This provided good camouflage for the lighter colored pepper moths which gave a better chance to survive than the darker ones. Yet few darker ones survived too probably due to the possession of traits which helped them escape predators. But after the industrial revolution, due to pollution the lichens which are sensitive to pollution died. In addition the buildings were covered with soot. This provided camouflage and better survival and reproduction to black pepper moths than lighter colored pepper moths. Hence the black pepper moths increased in number than the lighter colored ones.


How does the Joshua tree survive in the desert?

certain types of moths pollinate it.


Do hummingbirds and hummingbird moths share the same environment?

No, they do not share the same geographical environment. Hummingbird moths live in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, whilst hummingbirds live exclusively in the Americas.


How could camouflage affect Evolution?

Camouflage is such an important effect to Evolution. E.G Peppered moths - Before the industrial revolution there was no pollution, the moths use to be white, so they can camouflage easily without being captured by predators. But after the industrial revolution, since there was lots of pollution, the moths changed from white to black, to adapt by camouflaging, to be less vulnerable by predators - this is an example of evolution aka natural selection ( organisms with characteristics that make them better adapted to the environment have a better survival, therefore are able to reproduce and survive, and the certain gene responsible for the characteristics is passed on to generations).


What do frogs survive on?

Different kinds of moths and bugs. they will also eat crickets.