The student effectively outlines the topic of their study at the beginning of the essay, clearly presenting the aim to the reader through a title and research question. They also establish a clear context of the study, providing relevant background information and purpose. The research question is directly relevant to Biology and is presented at the beginning of the essay. Additionally, the student provides necessary biology-specific background information and successfully obtains a sufficient amount of relevant data, both primary and secondary. While the student's initiative and engagement could have been made more evident, they explain the relevance of the methodology design and choice of materials used, and clearly state the hypothesis or hypotheses that will be tested.