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True or False

Salmon begin their life in salt water
False. Salmon spend most of their adult life in salt water, but begin and end their lifecycle in fresh water.

To determine a salmon's age, you count the rings on a fish scale.
True! To determine a salmon’s age, you count the rings on a fish scale, much like counting the rings on a tree.

Redds are a species of salmon.
False. Pink are a kind of salmon; redds are gravel nests for salmon eggs, located at the bottom of streams and river beds. 

Salmon find their way home by their keen sense of sight.
False. Salmon find their home waters by sense of smell, which is better than a dog’s.

A young adult male salmon is called a Fred.
False. A young adult male salmon is called a Jack; a female is a Jennie.

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