Name__________________________________________________________ Date________________ Peppered Moth – Natural Selection Online Simulation Logon to your computer, open Chrome, and go to the following link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/peppered-moths-game/index.html 1. Open the game and click on the bird icon (bottom middle) to play "bird's eye view" of selection. Read the instructions and play a game in the light forest. Record your results in the Moth Hunting Game table below. Repeat this game in the light forest by clicking “New Game” two more times, each time recording your results. 2. Click on Menu and then on the bird icon (bottom middle) to play "bird's eye view" of selection. Read the instructions and play a game in the dark forest. Record your results in the Moth Hunting Game table below. Repeat this game in the dark forest by clicking “New Game” two more times, each time recording your results. 3. After you've played in both the light and dark forest two times each, click Menu and then on the power plant icon labeled “Natural Selection” (top middle) to learn about the background for the game you just played. Answer the following questions: 1. How did the population of black peppered moths change between the years 1848 to 1900? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ . 2. What caused this increase in the black peppered moth population? Please include how genetic mutation was involved. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ . 3. In your own words, how would you define the term Natural Selection? You may use the peppered moths as an example. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ .
