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Natural selection of light form in clean areas Light moths more likely to survive to breed Repeated over generations Light moth less likely to be seen and eaten by bird predators Tree surfaces are pale. Pale lichens grow on the tree bark.
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• The peppered moth is a common insect in Britain with two forms: the dark form and the light form.
• The light form has small black specks just like it has been dusted with pepper. This is variation.
The peppered moth
300 years ago most peppered moths were the light form.
After the industrial revolution the dark form became commonest in city areas.
Natural selection of dark form in industrial areas
Dark moths more likely to survive to breed
Repeated over generations
Dark moth less likely to be seen and eaten by bird predators
Tree surfaces are dark because of air pollutionPale lichens are killed by sulfur dioxide
Natural selection of light form in clean areas
Light moths more likely to survive to breed
Repeated over generations
Light moth less likely to be seen and eaten by bird predators
Tree surfaces are pale.Pale lichens grow on the tree bark.
Two varieties of peppered moth
The proportion of dark and light
peppered moths found in different areas of Britain
today.