Life Cycle
This is the begging stage of a trout's life cycle.
What is the egg stage?
Where most trout are found.
What is a river, lake, or stream?
These help trout breathe under water.
What are gills?
Cutthroat trout are _______which means they eat meat.
What are carnivores?
This stage comes after the egg stage.
What is the alevin stage?
These things keep trout hidden from predators.
What are rocks or logs?
These fins help trout keep themselves stable.
What are pectoral and pelvic fin?
This is something that trout eat, especially when they are fry, that isn't meat.
What is algae?
The third stage of a trout's life cycle.
What is the fry stage?
Something found in the water a trout lives in that help them survive.
Gravel and plants.
These two openings are used to "smell" by detecting chemicals in the water.
What are nares?
These things are predators of trout, they eat trout.
What are bears, birds, and humans?
What is dangerous for a trout's habitat.
What is pollution?
These shield trout from predators, rough surfaces, and potential harm from the environment.
What are scales?
Young trout eat mayflies and small______ like crawfish
What are crustaceans?
The last stage of a trout's life cycle.
What is the adult stage?
This part of the United States is where most trout are found.
What is the Western United States?
This helps trout detect movement, pressure changes, and chemicals in the water.
What is the lateral line?
Adult trout eat these 2 things, in addition to insects.
What are small fish and frogs?