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Question: The hump of camel helps in storing A. Water B. Grass C. Fat D. Urine...

The hump of camel helps in storing
A. Water
B. Grass
C. Fat
D. Urine

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Solution

Camels have long been known for their ability to go weeks at a time without having to drink water, an ability that makes them especially helpful pack animals for people moving through arid environments and gained them the nickname "desert ships."

Step by step answer: Camels are also known for their distinctive humps (depending on the species, either one or two humps), which prompts many people to assume that these are used at a later time to store water for entry. Camels' humps, indeed, actually store fatty tissue, not water, that is used when food is scarce as a source of nourishment.
Hence option C is correct.
Additional Information: When a camel is unable to access food for a long period of time, for nutrition, its body can metabolize the fat in the humps. If the camel has gone for a particularly long time without food, the humps will deflate and droop, but they will sit upright again until the camel is able to refill. The humps of the camel also help the animal control the temperature of its body, an important feature in the desert, where temperatures can be incredibly high during the day and drop dramatically at night. Camels are able to reduce heat insulation in the rest of their body during the day when the temperature rises and their body temperature increases by concentrating fatty tissue on their backs in humps.

Note: Camels are also extremely effective with the amount of water they use every day, but the humps do not store water, they can go without drinking for almost a week. This is partly because their blood cells, which are circular, have a distinctive shape. Blood cells with oval shapes allow camels to consume large amounts of water.