Salmon: A Link in the Food Chain Quiz

What do salmon eat in the ocean?

• Plankton

• Insects

• Small fish

• Algae

Where do salmon lay their eggs?

• In the sand

• In the ocean

• In the riverbed

• In the trees

What do alevins have attached to their underbellies?

• Insects

• Algae

• Food sac

• Plankton

What do smolts eat as they prepare for the ocean?

• Algae

• Small fish

• Insects

• Plankton

What is an estuary?

• A type of plant

• A type of bird

• A type of fish

• A place where fresh and salt water mix

What do spawners do during their voyage upstream?

• Build nests

• Sleep

• Burn the fat they stored in the ocean

• Eat a lot of food

What happens to the bodies of the salmon after they reproduce?

• They are buried

• They disappear

• They go to waste

• They are consumed by other animals

What is the favorite food of bears and eagles?

• Algae

• Salmon

• Plankton

• Insects

What can harm the salmon and the eggs they lay?

• Warm water

• Polluted water

• Lack of food

• Lack of oxygen

What do smolts need to prepare their bodies for the ocean?

• Fresh water

• Salt water

• Muddy water

• Brackish water