Lemon+Peppered+Moths

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Question: How does a change in forest color affect the population of the Lemon Peppered Moths?

Hypothesis: If there is a dark colored moth in a light colored forest, then the population of the dark colored moth will decrease because they will stand out and not be able to camouflage and survive.

IV: Forest color DV: Population change

Claim: The population of Dark Colored Moth in a Light Colored Forest decreased. The population percentage of Dark Colored Moths (22%) to the Light Moths (78%) is smaller. The more popular, the dark moths will have more offspring because it has increased and more in population. If this goes on, the population of dark colored moths with increase more and more. A process called Natural Selection is one of the basic mechanisms of evolution along with mutation, migration and genetic drift.