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Unit
6, Step 3: World Fisheries
Unit
6, Step 4: Extra Credit: Eating Fish
Unit
11: Extra Credit: Playing God in a Tide Pool
Unit
12, Step 2: Food Webs
Unit
12: Extra Credit: Coastal Zone Food Web
Scoring
Rubric for Unit 6, Step 3: World Fisheries
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Question
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Answer
identifies at least 4 players/groups with a stake in world fisheries. |
0.25
pt |
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Answer correctly identifies player/group whose viewpoint is
represented in the article |
0.25
pt |
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Question
2 |
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Any reasonable, complete answer |
0.50
pt |
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Question
3 |
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Answer lists 3 ways fishing has become more industrialized |
1.0
pt |
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Question
4 |
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Answer lists 4 problems that limit the usefulness of single-species
stock assessments |
1.0
pt |
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Question
5 |
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Answer completely describes marine trophic levels from TL=1
to TL=3.5 to 4.5 |
1.0
pt |
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Question
6 |
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Answer lists 2 possible causes |
1.0
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Question
7 |
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Answer is complete |
1.0
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Question
8 |
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Answer is complete |
1.0
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Question
9 |
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Answer is complete |
1.0
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Question
10 |
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Answer is complete |
1.0
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Question
11 |
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Answer lists five reasons |
1.0
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Question
12 |
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Answer includes percentage of global fish catch supported by
the continental shelves |
0.50
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Answer identifies part of ocean supporting remainder of global
fish catch |
0.50
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Question
13 |
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Answer includes 3 reasons |
1.0
pt |
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Question
14 |
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Answer is complete |
0.50
pt |
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Answer is complete |
0.50
pt |
Total possible: 12 pts
Scoring
Rubric for Unit 6, Step 4: Extra Credit: Eating Fish
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Question
1 |
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Completely
filling out Table 1. |
1
pt |
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Question
2 |
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Any reasonable, complete answer |
0.50
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Question
3 |
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Answer indicates if mercury expose can be changed by changing
seafood diet |
0.50
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Answer
lists three types of seafood with high mercury risk
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0.50
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Answer lists three types of seafood with low mercury risk |
0.50
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Question
4 |
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Answer lists 8 types of seafood that are "Best Choices" |
1.0
pt |
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Question
5 |
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Answer identifies which types of seafood from Question 4 have
high mercury risk |
0.50
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Question
6 |
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Answer identifies which types of seafood from Question 4 have
low mercury risk |
0.50
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Question
7 |
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Answer lists at least three types of seafood enjoyed by the
student that have both low mercury risk and that are on the
"Best Choice" list |
1.0
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Total
Points: Up to 6 points
Scoring
Rubric for Unit 11 Extra Credit: Playing God in a Tide Pool
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Question
1 |
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States
definition of keystone predator. |
0.5
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Question
2 |
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Completely fills out table |
0.5
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Correctly fills out table |
0.5
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Question
3 |
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Correctly describes setting of research |
0.5
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Question
4 |
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Correctly identifies research question |
0.5
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Question
5 |
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Describes ecosystems with and without sea otters |
1.0
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Question
6 |
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Correctly identifies keystone predator in R. Paine's research |
0.25
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Correctly identifies keystone predator in J. Estes' research |
0.25
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Question
7 |
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States whether or not keystone predators occur on land |
0.25
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Gives example of land-based keystone predator |
0.25
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Question
8 |
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Describes ecological diversity in ecosystems without keystone
predators |
0.5
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Question
9 |
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Completely discusses implications of keystone predator research
for ecological conservation |
1.0
pt |
Total
possible: 6 pts
Scoring
Rubric for Unit 12, Step 2: Food Webs
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Question
1 |
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Correctly
identifies the dominant primary producers in the ocean |
0.75
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Question
2 |
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Correctly defines the term specialist |
0.375
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Correctly defines the term generalist |
0.375
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Question
3 |
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Correctly states the trophic level of a 4th consumer in a food
chain |
0.5
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Question
4 |
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Completely explains what limits the number of trophic levels in
a food chain |
1.0
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Question
5 |
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Describes the microbial loop in detail |
1.0
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Question
6 |
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Names two non-biological processes that influence carbon cycling
in marine ecosystems |
0.5
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Question
7 |
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Identifies source of carbon for phytoplankton |
0.5
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Question
8 |
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Identifies energy source correctly |
0.5
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Question
9 |
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Correctly states the number of trophic levels |
0.5
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Question
10 |
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Completes the chart correctly |
1.0
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Question
11 |
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Correctly identifies the fate of the mussels |
0.5
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Question
12 |
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Correctly identifies four other organisms that feed on phytoplankton |
0.5
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Question
13 |
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Correctly identifies the three organisms |
0.5
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Question
14 |
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Completely describes why these organisms would have the same fate
as the mussels |
0.5
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Question
15 |
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Lists the food sources for gulls |
0.5
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Question
16 |
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Correctly states the number of trophic levels |
0.5
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Question
17 |
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Completely explains what limits the number of trophic levels in
a food chain |
0.5
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Question
18 |
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Identifies at least two sources of detritus not shown on the food
web |
1.0
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Question
19 |
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Correctly states the number of consumers of detritus |
0.5
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Total
Points: Up to 12 points
Scoring
Rubric for Unit 12 Extra Credit: Coastal Zone Food Web
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Part
A: Constructing Food Web |
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Using
all 25 components |
1
pt |
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Correctly
linking all trophic interactions between the 25 components |
2
pts |
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Neatness/Readability |
1
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Question
1 |
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Correctly defines the term detritus |
0.50
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Question
2 |
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Names three sources of detritus in the food web |
0.30
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Question
3 |
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Correctly states why there are more photosynthesizing organisms
in coastal food web |
0.5
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Question
4 |
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Identifies which photosynthesizing organisms are not food for
any or for very few organisms |
0.35
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Correctly identifies role of these organisms in coastal food
web |
0.35
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Total
Points: Up to 6 points
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