The diagrams 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 diagrams 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.
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The diagrams depict the life cycle of a huge fish called a salmon, from conception to maturity.
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, there are 3 main steps in the process starting with the 'fry' becoming
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a'smolt
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a smolt
,' and concluding with the adult salmons going to the upper river, there are three basic steps in the process.
The first step is
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for "fry" ranging in size from 3 to 8cm to migrate to a lower, fast-flowing river, where they will remain for around four years. Following that, "fry" grow into "smolts," measuring 12 to 15 cm in length
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and swim to the open sea, where they live for around 5 years. In the final step, smolts eventually grow into "
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adult
salmons" that are 70 to 75 cm long. The mature fish return to the slower-moving upper river, lay eggs, and the cycle of life begins all over again.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • freshwater streams
  • small pebbles
  • reeds
  • alevin
  • yolk sac
  • nourishment
  • fry
  • grow stronger
  • grow larger
  • parr
  • defined markings
  • estuaries
  • smolt
  • adapt to saltwater
  • ocean
  • full size
  • sexual maturity
  • spawn
  • life cycle
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