Question

question 3
video: will the ocean ever run out of fish?
the fishing industry harvests many chilean sea bass each year to serve in restaurants.
a. reasoning
b. claim
overfishing is reducing the populations of fish in the world’s oceans.
c. evidence
sea bass do not reproduce until they are 10 years old. fish caught before then cannot reproduce to replenish the sea bass population.

Explanation:

• A claim is a central argument or statement being made. "Overfishing is reducing the populations of fish in the world's oceans" is the core assertion here.
• Evidence is factual, specific information that supports a claim. "The fishing industry harvests many Chilean sea bass each year to serve in restaurants" provides concrete, observable data related to fishing activity.
• Reasoning connects evidence to a claim, explaining why the evidence supports the argument. The text about sea bass reproduction ("Sea bass do not reproduce until they are 10 years old. Fish caught before then cannot reproduce to replenish the sea bass population.") links the fishing activity (evidence) to the population decline (claim) by explaining the biological mechanism.

Answer:

1. "The fishing industry harvests many Chilean sea bass each year to serve in restaurants." → c. evidence
2. "Overfishing is reducing the populations of fish in the world's oceans." → b. claim
3. "Sea bass do not reproduce until they are 10 years old. Fish caught before then cannot reproduce to replenish the sea bass population." → a. reasoning