Wordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 16

You hardly ever see a solitary harbor seal. They are social animals that live in close ___________ to one another.

• proximity

• murky

• insulation

• forage

Seals are carnivores. They spend much of their time in the water where they ___________ for fish.

• maneuver

• forage

• ebb

• harass

Everything the seals need to survive is close by. A(n) ____________ ocean provides them with food, and the rocks provide them with a sanctuary from predators.

• murky

• camourflaged

• bountiful

• replenished

Many rocks favored by seals are underwater at high tide. As the tide ________, they become visible and available to the seals.

• weans

• ebbs

• mottles

• forages

Harbor seals are hard to see against a rocky background. Their gray and black coloring give them a natural ___________.

• wary

• sleekness

• proximity

• camouflage

A seal's coat and a rocky surface look very similar. They share the same general coloring, and each has a(n) ___________ appearance.

• camouflaged

• mottled

• weaned

• harassed

While in the water, seals are possible prey for sharks and killer whales. Basking on the rocks, they are safe from being ________ by predators.

• harassed

• weaned

• replenished

• mottled

Harbor seals need to move swiftly, both to catch food and to avoid being caught. They can be ____________ on land but not in the water.

• warey

• lethargic

• weaned

• bountiful

When they are hunting, seals quickly burn up the oxygen in their blood. They ___________ it by lying quietly in the sun.

• mottled

• ebb

• maneuvered

• replenish

A seal can change course rapidly by using its front flippers. Its life depends on its ability to ___________ swiftly while in the water.

• maneuver

• sleek

• insulate

• camouflage