The diagram below shows the life cycle of the salmon. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features. and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the

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stages of the salmon. It can be seen that there are 3 main phases in the

fish

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’s

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cycle. Starting from eggs in freshwater, these eggs will hatch in about 3 months. After hatching, the baby salmon does not look like a

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by any means and is called “alevin” which feasts on its own

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for several weeks. After that, at 5-10 weeks old, it starts to look like a

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and is able to swim. The

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is now known as “fry” before developing “finger” markings on its body which make it turn into a “parr”.

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stage, the

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will form a group of “smolts” and head out to the ocean at some point between 1 to 3 years old and spend around 1 to 8 years

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being fully developed and

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a real salmon. At its final

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phase, the

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will go back to the very place where its

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begins and lay eggs, creating a whole new generation. After spawning, the

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’s mission is accomplished and it will die within two weeks.