Domremy College Five Dock

ASSESSMENT TASK NOTIFICATION

YEAR 12 BIOLOGY
DATE : Tuesday 25th November 2014
TOPIC: Search For better Health

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SYLLABUS COMPONENT & WEIGHTING

9.4 Search For Better Health

NATURE OF TASK:
Second hand Research/ Written task

OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED:
H3 assesses the impact of particular advances in biology on the development of technologies
H4 assesses the impacts of applications of biology on society and the environment
H5 identifies possible future directions of biological research
H8 evaluates the impact of human activity on the interactions of organisms and their environment
H13 uses terminology and reporting styles appropriately and successfully to communicate information and
understanding
H14 assesses the validity of conclusions from gathered data and information.

TASK

1. Plant and animal diseases can have devastating effects not just on the population of the
organism affected, but also on the economy of a country. Quarantine has been
introduced to assist in reducing the risk of spreading plant and animal disease.
Discuss the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease in plants and animals
into Australia or across regions of Australia. Use examples in your response.
2. Equine influenza (EI) is an acute, highly contagious, viral disease which can cause
rapidly spreading outbreaks of respiratory disease in horses and other equine species.
EI is exotic to Australia and would have a major impact on the Australian horse
industry if it were to become established here.
On 24 August 2007, a veterinarian reported to NSW Department of Primary Industries
(NSW DPI) that he had observed sick horses at Centennial Park in Sydney. The report
followed an outbreak of equine influenza (EI) in Japan, the import of breeding stallions
from Japan into quarantine and reports that some of these stallions at the Eastern Creek
Quarantine Station were showing signs of EI.
The outbreak that eventuated was the most serious emergency animal disease Australia
has experienced in recent history. At its peak, 47,000 horses were infected in NSW on
5943 properties, and horse owners and industry workers were facing dark times with
major impacts on their livelihood and lifestyle.
The campaign led by NSW DPI to eradicate the disease was the largest of its type ever
undertaken in Australia, using the latest laboratory, vaccine, surveillance, mapping and
communication technologies.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign in achieving its goal of eradicating Equine
Influenza.

3. As our understanding of disease has increased there has been a shift from treating disease to
trying to manage and/or prevent it.
Discuss the changing methods of dealing with plant and animal diseases, including the shift in
emphasis from treatment and control to management or prevention of disease. In your answer
make reference to technologies that have been developed to assist in the management and/or
prevention of named diseases.
4. Identify a possible future direction in an area of biological research related to disease. Justify
the benefit of this research.
MARKING CRITERIA: You will assessed on your ability to:
25-30
Describe in depth the role of AQIS.
Accurately discuss the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease in named
plants and named animals.
Describe the procedures put in place to prevent the further spread of EI and then to
eliminate the disease.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the EI campaign providing sound reasons.
Accurately discuss the changing methods of dealing with disease.
Identify and describe two or more technologies that have been developed to
prevent/manage named diseases.
Identify an area of future research related to disease and justify the research.
Provide a detailed bibliography with various forms of references used.
Communicates information in a clear and appropriate format.
19-24
Describe the role of AQIS.
Discuss the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease in named plants and
named animals.
Describe the procedures put in place to prevent the further spread of EI and then to
eliminate the disease.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the EI campaign providing one reason.
Discuss the changing methods of dealing with disease.
Identify two or more technologies that have been developed to prevent/manage named
diseases.
Identify an area of future research related to disease and justify the research.
Provide a detailed bibliography with various forms of references used.
Communicates information in a clear and appropriate format.
14-18
Outline the role of AQIS.
Describe the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease in named plants and
named animals.
Describe the procedures put in place to prevent the further spread of EI.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the EI campaign.
Describe the changing methods of dealing with disease.
Identify one technology that has been developed to prevent/manage diseases.
Identify an area of future research.
Provide a bibliography with various forms of references used.

Communicates information in a clear or appropriate format.

9-13
Outline the role of AQIS.
Describe the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease plants and animals.
Outline the procedures put in place to prevent the spread of EI.
Describe how effective the EI campaign was.
Outline the changing methods of dealing with disease.
Identify one technology that has been developed to prevent/manage a disease.
Identify an area of future research in disease management.
Provide a correct bibliography.
Communicates information in a clear and/or appropriate format.
4-8
Identify the role of AQIS.
Outline the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease plants and animals.
Outline one procedure put in place to prevent the spread of EI.
Identify the changing methods of dealing with disease.
Name one technology that has been developed to prevent/manage a disease.
Identify an area of future research.
Provide a bibliography.
Communicates information in a clear and/or appropriate format.
0-3
Identify the role of AQIS.
Identify the role of quarantine.
Identify one procedure put in place to prevent the spread of EI.
Identify the changing methods of dealing with disease.
Name one technology.
Name an area of future research.
Provide a bibliography.
SCIENCE ASSESSMENT RULES:
1. Attendance is COMPULSORY and a genuine attempt must be made at completing the task.
2. Students who are absent MUST :
- verify their absence with a doctors certificate
- submit the form and doctors certificate to the subject teacher ON THEIR FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL in
order to do the task or an alternate task
3. Students who are absent and DO NOT follow the procedures above MUST complete the task or an alternate task
BUT a ZERO mark will be recorded.
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