What is the function of the part labelled as 'X' in the given figure?
ATo protect the camel from the heat
BTo store fat
CTo store water
DTo allow the sand to slide off the body of the camel
Ans 1:
Class : Class 8
Option 'C': To store water is correct answer because a camel lives in a hot desert with scarcity of water.
Ans 2:
Class : Class 7
B, Concentrating body fat in their humps minimizes heat-trapping insulation throughout the rest of their body
Ans 3:
Class : Class 9
Camels do not store water in their humps, as it is commonly believed. The humps are actually reservoirs of fatty tissue. Concentrating body fat in their humps minimizes heat-trapping insulation throughout the rest of their body, which may be an adaptation to living in hot climates