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Yes, kinda. So if you use the default DNS servers on your ISP provided modem than the DNS requests are likely forwarded to a sever controlled by the ISP. Now, something to keep in mind they can see you do a lookup of DuckDuckGo.com but they can not see what you are searching. HTTPS protects you there
A little, by default a DNS request is performed in clear text, so some ISP may intercept those requests and redirect them to servers they control. Yes there have been reports of this with Verizon. Good news there are 2 technologies that you can use to protect yourself. They are DNS over TLS (DoT) or DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Many applications support one of those technologies to secure your DNS traffic.
Using a host based VPN may protect you from ISP DNS snooping. Depends on how you configured it.