Class #: _____

Name:
Peiiou:
APES
0sing this website www.uiscoveiy.comtv-showscuiiositytopics1u-examples-natuial selection.htm , (IF TBE LINK B0ESN'T
W0RK, 0SE TBE LINK 0N TBE CLASS WEBSITE 0NBER B0NEW0RK). fill out the chait below. Follow the example of the peppeieu
moth.
Species Starting Pop. Ending Pop. What happened? Stabilizing,
Directional, or
Disruptive
selection?
Peppered Moth Variety of shades,
most white with black
spots
Very dark/black
moths
Industrial Revolution brought lots of dark
smoke ! dark moths camouflaging
better
Directional


Rat Snake









Pesticiue-iesistant
insects






ualapagos Finches




Class #: _____


Species Starting Pop. Ending Pop. What happened? Stabilizing,
Directional, or
Disruptive
selection?


Peacocks





Waiiioi Ants







Beei Nouse







Lizaius






Class #: _____

Remember! Stabilizing selection = the individuals that deviate (or move away from) too far from the average conditions are removed;
Directional Selection = affects extremes of populations; Disruptive selection = affects individuals that have average condition