he 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 flowchart illustrates the various stages of a salmon's cycle life.

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, there are 3 different steps in the life span of

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sort of

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with the egg and ending with the adult stage. As the diagram shows,

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it begins with the hatching of eggs. when salmons go up the river to spawn, the eggs move slowly toward the floor of the stream among small stones and reeds.

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time, after a period of about 5 to 6 months, the baby

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that are born are called fry and are about 3 to 8 cm long. The fry soon swims to the lower water which is quite fast flowing.

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, after living in

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place for a period of about 4 years, the fry gradually grows into a bigger

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that measures about 12 to 15 cm in length, named

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a smolt

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. At

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moment, it is ready to migrate into the open sea.

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, in there, the smolt lives for roughly about 5 years

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it eventually grows into the final step. At

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point of its life cycle, it is approximately 70 to 76 cm long.

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, the adult

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swims back to the same location where they were born, to lay their eggs and the cycle starts all over again.