6(a) FOOD PRODUCTION · EXAM QUESTIONS

6.9B Fish farming

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  1. Plan it with CORMMSS: Design an investigation (Logic Lab).

    01ExplainShort answer5 marks

    6.9B Fish farming

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    Explain how fish farming methods give a high yield of fish.

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  2. 02WhichMultiple choice1 mark

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    Why are different species of fish kept apart in fish farms?

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    Total for this question: 1 mark

  3. 03ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why fish are fed several times a day in small amounts.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

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    Explain why diseases spread quickly in fish farms.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

  5. 05ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why fish farms can harm wild fish populations.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

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    Explain why fish are efficient at converting food into biomass.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

  7. 07SuggestShort answer2 marks

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    Suggest why antibiotics in fish farms are a concern.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

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    Explain why water in fish tanks is filtered and oxygenated.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

  9. 09ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why young fish are kept separate from adults.

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    Total for this question: 2 marks

  10. 10StateShort answer1 mark

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    State one advantage of fish farming over catching wild fish.

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    Total for this question: 1 mark

  11. 11SuggestShort answer2 marks

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    Suggest why fish waste from farms can cause eutrophication.

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  12. 12IdentifyShort answer1 mark

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    Identify the parasite that commonly affects farmed salmon.

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    Total for this question: 1 mark

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