The diagram below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagram illustrates the life cycle of salmon fish in 3 major stages, from being an egg to
grow
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into an
adult
salmon.
Overall
, baby
salmons
,
who
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hatch from eggs that are kept below the reeds, transform into
adult
salmons
during
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over
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a period of 9
years
.
Moreover
, in
this
duration, they constantly change their locations as they grow up.
Salmons
hatch from
miniscule
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minuscule
eggs, which are located in the
slow moving
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upper river, under the small stones and the reeds. The hatching process takes a period of 5-6 months and the salmon fledgelings are known as 'fry'. They are only 3-8 cm in length and they move from the upper river to a
fast flowing
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fast-flowing
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lower river, where they live for approx 4
years
. After 4
years
, they grow up to become 'smolt'
are
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approximately 12-15 cm in size. Smolts generally survive in
open
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sea for a striking period of 5
years
. Eventually, smolts transform into
adult
salmons
,
that
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which
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are
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huge in size at about 70-76 cm.
Adult
salmons
are found in the upper rivers as they prefer
slow moving
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waters that serve as their breeding grounds to lay eggs in the reeds.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words adult, salmons, years with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "slow" was used 2 times.

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