Assessment E: testing fisheries knowledge

Resources
	Life under the ocean wave
	Marine fisheries research
Aim
To assess your fisheries knowledge.
Task
1	Alongside the numbers 1-10 write the letter only of the definition from List B which matches the term in List A
	List A List B 1 Fish stock A The number of individuals present in an area 2 Habitat B The weight of all fish in a stock 3 Species C Surface-dwelling fish 4 Mortality D All members of a species living, intermingling and breeding in the same area 5 Migration 6 Demersal E Movement from one place to another with the seasons 7 Pelagic 8 Distribution F Bottom-dwelling fish 9 Density G Living things which can interbreed 10 Biomass H The way individuals are spread through an area   I Death rate J Where organisms live
2	The actual number of individuals in a population is governed by limiting factors. Name two limiting factors and briefly describe how they limit population numbers.
3	Scientists carry out research to find out more about fish populations. Describe three research methods. What fish would scientists use these methods for? What sort of information would they get from these methods? What are the limitations of these methods?
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Assessment E: criteria and marking
Assessment criteria
	Level 1: Recalls a few biological ideas
	Level 2: Recalls a range of biological ideas
	Level 3: Links biological ideas
	Level 4: Explains phenomena by use of biological ideas
	Level 5: Explains phenomena in unfamiliar or different situations by use of linked biological ideas.
Marking schedule
	Level 1: Q1, 4 out of 10 correct. Can name one limiting factor (Q2)
	Level 2: Q1, 5-6 out of 10 correct. Can name one limiting factor (Q2) and one research method (Q3).
	Level 3: Q1, 7-8 out of 10 correct. Can name two limiting factors (Q2) and two research methods (Q3). Attempts to describe the limiting factors and research methods.
	Level 4: Q1, 8-10 out of 10 correct. Names and describes two limiting factors (Q2). Describes three research methods and gives a partial explanation of their uses and limitations (Q3).
	Level 5: Q1, 10 correct. Limiting factors correct (Q2). Gives a full explanation of three research methods (Q3).
	Answers: Task 1
	A: 9
	B: 10
	C: 7
	D: 1
	E: 5
	F: 6
	G: 3
	H: 8
	I: 4
	J: 2