Question

The hump of camel is a reservoir of _______.

• A. Fatty tissue
• B. Water
• C. Milk
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Water

The correct option is (B).

Explanation of correct option:

1. Animals that live in the desert area are known as desert animals. E.g. camel.
2. Camel is a desert animal. It has various adaptations like a large hump, long tail, stomach, nostril with flaps, etc to survive in hot conditions of desert.
3. Large hump stores water and food in harsh desert conditions.

Explanation for incorrect options:

Option (A):

Camel stores water in its hump not fatty tissue.

Option (C):

Camel stores water in its hump, not milk.

Option (D):

As an option (B) water is correct. So, all of these options is incorrect.

Final answer: The hump of the camel is a reservoir of water.