Peppered Moths

3. scientist credited with the theory of natural selection
5. this color of moth was rare before the industrial revolution
8. helps organisms hide in their environment
10. moth coloration that is light with small black spots
11. the adaptation of a population in response to pollution
12. scientist who recorded the first sighting of a dark moth
14. a change in DNA that led to the first dark moth
15. a trait that becomes more common because it increases the chance of survival

1. city in England where the peppered moth phenomenon was discovered
2. organism that is part fungus part algae and lives on trees
4. time of day when moths fly
6. process that explains that the dark moth had an advantage, survived, and passed the trait onto offspring
7. to change over time
9. factories burned this for fuel during the industrial revolution
13. peppered moth predators