Salmon Parents Are Amazing!

The video explores the fascinating life cycle of salmon, which undergoes seven distinct stages: egg, alevin, fry, parr, smolt, adult, and spawning adult. Salmon are born in mountain streams, migrate to the ocean, and return to their birthplace to spawn. The video highlights the challenges salmon face during migration and their remarkable ability to remember their birthplace. It also emphasizes the salmon's role as an excellent parent, completing the cycle by laying eggs in the same streams where they were born.

What is the first stage in the life cycle of a salmon?

• Parr

• Fry

• Egg

• Alevin

During which stage do salmon start to eat real food and swim?

• Alevin

• Parr

• Egg

• Fry

What is the main characteristic of the parr stage in salmon?

• They are ready to migrate to the ocean.

• They develop a special design on their scales.

• They live in the ocean in schools.

• They are still attached to the yolk sac.

What happens to salmon when they become smolts?

• They migrate to larger bodies of water.

• They develop a hook on their jaw.

• They return to their birthplace.

• They lay eggs.

Why are salmon considered amazing parents?

• They live in schools in the ocean.

• They remember their birthplace and return to it.

• They lay eggs in the ocean.

• They change color to blend in.