BRAINCAKEPeppered Moths
The peppered moth Biston betularia is a species of night-flying moth.
It is mostly found in the northern hemisphere in places like Asia, Europe and North America. The peppered moth is normally light-coloured. This allows it to be camouflaged on lichen-covered trees.
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Key terms in this lesson
- natural selection
- The process by which individuals with alleles that are better suited to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce and pass on those alleles.
- species
- A group of organisms with similar characteristics that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.
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