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 image illustrates the category of fish species that are of substantial size namely the
salmon
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.
It is clear that
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the life cycle consists of three distinct stages, commencing from the downstream portion of the
river
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and progressing towards the upstream section.
Firstly
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, the fry, which has a 3-8 cm body size, lives in the lower
river
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, which has a fast-flowing current, for approximately 4 years.
Subsequently
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, when the body of the
salmon
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grows up to 12-15 cm, called a smolt, it moves to the open sea for roughly 5 years.
Following
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this
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, the adult
salmon
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migrates to the upper
river
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. In
this
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phase, it produces eggs and deposits them on the reeds with small stones, as
this
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place is slow-moving. The eggs will stay and hatch after about 5-6 months. In the final stage, the newborn baby
salmon
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will move back naturally to the first stage at the lower
river
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, and the cycle will be repeated.
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Introduction: The introduction is missing.
Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
Vocabulary: Replace the words salmon, river with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "moves" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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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