Trout Web-Quest Trout Life-Cycle: 1.Trout usually live about _____ years. Trout migrate from their streams ____ or ____ times. This means the trout you released into a branch, or tributary, of the _________ River, will not swim out to the ocean, but they will swim up and down the _______ River. 2.Trout can reproduce when they are ____ years old. 3.The trout nest, or where trout lay eggs are called _______________. 4.Draw a model of the trout life cycle below: # _______ Name ______________

Caudal FinDorsal FinPelvic FinAnal Fin Adipose FinPectoral FinsGillsNare Kype Lateral LineOperculumScales Slime External Anatomy Label all the parts and explain each function: rs.org/fish- facts/external- anatomy rs.org/fish- facts/external- anatomy

BrainStomachSpineLiver GillsIntestinesPlyeric CecaSwim Bladder HeartKidneyAnus Internal Anatomy Label all the parts and explain each function: rs.org/fish- facts/internal- anatomy rs.org/fish- facts/internal- anatomy

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Trout Life-Cycle: 1.Trout usually live about _____ years. Trout migrate from their streams ____ or ____ times. This means the trout you released into a branch, or tributary, of the _________ River, will not swim out to the ocean, but they will swim up and down the _______ River. Trout Web-Quest # _______ Name ______________ 1.Trout can reproduce when they are ____ years old. 2.The trout nest, or where trout lay eggs are called ________. 3.Draw a model of the trout life cycle below: Creative Commons Credit: Stream Explorers

Caudal Fin Pushes and steers the trout Dorsal Fin Helps make the trout steady Pelvic Fin Help the trout swim up and down Anal Fin Helps make the trout steady Adipose Fin Holds fat Pectoral Fins Help steer and slow down the trout Gills Take in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide Nare Smells odors underwater Kype Bottom Jaw Lateral Line Senses movement around the trout Operculum Protects the gills (gill cover) Scales Cover the skin and makes trout smooth Slime Coating that helps keep trout healthy External Anatomy Label all the parts and explain each function: Kype Gills Operculum Nare Pectoral Fins Pelvic Fin Anal Fin Adipose Fin Caudal fin Dorsal Fin Scales Lateral Line Slime

Brain Processes senses and controls actions Stomach starts to digest food. Spine carries messages from brain to body Liver Produces chemicals to help digest food Gills take in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide Intestines digests food some more Plyoric Ceca hold and break down hard-to-digest food Swim Bladder Full of air to help trout swim in the water Heart pumps blood through body Kidney filters waste from the body Anus where waste leaves the trout Internal Anatomy Label all the parts and explain each function: Kidney Swim Bladder Spine Anus Heart Brain Liver Stomach Intestines Pyloric Ceca

Trout & Salmon Species SpeciesNative to…DescriptionDrawing Brook TroutEastern & upper mid- western US & Canada Olive-green or dark brown back that lightens to white or orange on belly. Spots on sides are pale yellow, greenish or red with blue rings Cutthroat Trout Rainbow TroutRivers & lakes of the west coast & northern US. Like water with trees. & shoreline for shade & hiding places Colorful broad red or pink stripe along its sides. Prominent black spots that cover entire body. Anadromous (part of lives in ocean) are silver when in ocean & called steelhead trout Apache Trout  Arizona state fish Streams of the White Mountains of Arizona [almost wiped out -early 1900s by invasion of brook, rainbow & brown trout] Dark olive or head & back with yellow-gold on belly. Bright red, pink or orange markings on underside of lower jaw.. Looks likde- a black line through its eye. Golden Trout  CA state fish Small streams of kern plateau & kern river, CA One of few trout to keep the dark oval-shaped parr marks throughout their lifetime. Gold yellow to deep red color, with lively stripe of red along lateral line. Clear white edges along fins. w.dragoar t.com/tuts /8745/1/1 /how-to- draw-a- trout,- trout- fish.htm w.dragoar t.com/tuts /8745/1/1 /how-to- draw-a- trout,- trout- fish.htm Go to Website below for easy step- by-step directions Information coming soon

Trout & Salmon Species SpeciesNative to…DescriptionDrawing Bull TroutDeep pools, cold lakes & rivers of the mountains of Western N. America. Oregon, Wash. & Western. Canada Broad, blat heads and unusually large mouths. Eyes are positioned close to top of head. Spotless fins and mix of small whitish, pale yellow, pink or read spots along its body. Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Lakes & small rivers & streams of Nevada’s Lahontan Basin & nearby CA & OR streams Can vary greatly in color: dark olive back with reddish yellow or silver sides, or coppery to purple-pink body color. Has red marking of cutthroats under their jaws. Large black spots cover their body Coho Salmon Western Coast of US. Both sides of Pacific Ocean – Japan to Russia & Alaska to So. Cal. Ocean Coho or glistening silver and spawning Coho turn bright red with blue-green heads. Known for distinctive jaw. Redband Trout Montana, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, CA, Nevada Look a lot like rainbow trout with reddish- orange band of color along their sides. Have larger oval “parr marks. White tips on fins Brown Trout From Europe hundreds of years ago & have spread across the US Brown with spots and can grow quite large w.dragoar t.com/tuts /8745/1/1 /how-to- draw-a- trout,- trout- fish.htm w.dragoar t.com/tuts /8745/1/1 /how-to- draw-a- trout,- trout- fish.htm Go to Website below for easy step- by-step directions

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