Population Sampling in Onieda Lake

Population Sampling in Onieda Lake

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kathleen Howard

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What organization is working with DEC to study fish populations in Oneida Lake?

Fish and Wildlife Service

Cornell University

Lake Champlain Basin Program

Oneida Fishing Club

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What method is used to estimate the fish population in the lake?

catch and release

net sampling

mark-recapture

visual observation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many fish are typically available for marking each spring?

5,000 to 10,000

10,000 to 15,000

15,000 to 20,000

20,000 to 25,000

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the fish marked in this study?

They are injected with a dye.

They have a radio tag attached to them.

They are painted.

They have a fin cut off.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the fish survive being marked?

50%

75%

90%

100%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the fish after they are marked?

They are released in Lake Champlain.

They are kept in small ponds.

They are released back into Oneida Lake.

They are sent to a research facility.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current estimated population of walleye in Oneida Lake?

500,000

1 million

2 million

3 million

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