Singapore International School

Grade 12 FA1 NS Test 1 on 5.5,10.3 and 6.1

Max Mks 25 Dur:30mins
Name :

1.The following example of the peppered moth (Biston betularia) and its two forms, light (morpha
typica) and dark (morpha carbonaria) is well known. Look at the timeline diagram below then
answer the question which follow.

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What is the characteristic which helps the moths survival in 1850? (1)
2. It is thought that the light form of the peppered moth is caused by recessive alleles of a
single gene. The dark form allele is thought to be dominant. What will the genotypes of the
light and dark forms be? (2)
3. If 20% of the peppered moths were the dark form in 1900, how many dark form
alleles would be in the population? Give an estimate and a range of possible
values. (2)
4. If predators of the peppered moth ate mostly the light form in Manchester in the
early 20th century how would this affect the percentage of light form alleles?
Explain why. (2)
5. What effect would the predation on light forms have on the percentage of dark
form alleles in the population. Explain why. (2)
6. Describe the effect of selective predation, (or natural selection or even evolution)
on the allele frequencies in a gene pool. (3)
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