Salmon Migration Challenges and Survival

Salmon Migration Challenges and Survival

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video follows a salmon's journey back to its birthplace to spawn. Using its memory, the salmon navigates through challenging environments, including rapids and waterfalls. Despite exhaustion and energy depletion, only the strongest salmon survive to reach their spawning grounds, overcoming significant obstacles along the way.

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the salmon find its way back to its birthplace?

By relying on sights and smells

By using a map

By following other fish

By following the stars

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of obstacles does the salmon face on its journey upstream?

Calm lakes and ponds

Fast flowing rapids and whirlpools

Sandy beaches

Dense forests

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the salmon's journey particularly challenging?

The presence of predators

The lack of food along the way

The need to swim against the current

The long distance to travel

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to many salmon as they progress on their journey?

They grow stronger

They start feeding more

They find new spawning grounds

They begin to waste away

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of salmon typically do not survive to spawn?

90%

70%

50%

10%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final challenge the salmon must overcome to reach its spawning grounds?

Climbing a mountain

Crossing a desert

Jumping over waterfalls

Navigating through a maze

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the salmon manage to overcome the final obstacles?

By thrashing its tail to power up

By swimming faster

By following other fish

By resting frequently