Dromedary camel: Built to Survive

Question 1 · multiple choice

A camera trap is being set for a Dromedary camel. Which habitat description gives it the best chance of success?

hot deserts and dry scrublands tropical islands, coastal forest, and rocky burrows native forest, scrub, and rough farmland in New Zealand seagrass beds, mangroves, reefs, and floating vegetation

Question 2 · multiple choice

A Dromedary camel follows its usual feeding pattern. Which food combination should it seek?

crustaceans, carrion, and small animals found by smell thorny shrubs, dry grasses, salty plants, and browse leaves from bramble, ivy, privet, and other plants grass seeds, grain, and insects

Question 3 · multiple choice

When should a documentary crew expect the most natural activity from a Dromedary camel?

hunts mostly by day from a waterside perch often hunts at night but basks by day travels and feeds in cooler periods but tolerates daytime heat often hunts in dim water and surfaces frequently

Question 4 · multiple choice

Which set of movements belongs to a Dromedary camel?

dives headfirst and brakes underwater with wings and feet swims with tail strokes and can travel far through ocean currents undulates a long anal fin to move forward or backward walks with a pacing gait on broad two-toed feet

Question 5 · multiple choice

Which body feature gives a Dromedary camel a practical survival advantage?

fat stored in one hump supplies energy while variable body temperature saves water very long narrow wings harvest energy from wind gradients above waves millions of microscopic toe hairs create dry adhesion without glue cephalic lobes funnel plankton-rich water into the mouth

Question 6 · multiple choice

Which family-life detail is accurate for a Dromedary camel?

females crawl ashore to bury clutches of eggs in warm sand a single calf can stand and walk soon after birth eggs drift in open water and receive little parental care many release eggs and sperm into water where larvae drift

Question 7 · multiple choice

Which social clue belongs to a Dromedary camel?

adults often patrol territories while some populations migrate in groups pairs defend cliff or building territories forms herds or managed groups with strong social recognition basks in groups but males defend display areas during breeding

Question 8 · multiple choice

Which food-web connection correctly involves a Dromedary camel?

scavenges dead material and preys on small reef animals browses foliage and provides prey for birds and reptiles eats weed seeds and insects in agricultural landscapes browses plants beyond the reach of many smaller herbivores

Question 9 · multiple choice

A Dromedary camel cannot simply disappear. Which combination helps it avoid or survive danger?

kicks, bites, spits stomach contents, and uses size retreats to burrows and uses exceptionally strong claws runs into cover and kicks with strong legs blends with plants and grips tightly during currents

Question 10 · true false

True or False: A dromedary camel oval red blood cells keep flowing when the animal is dehydrated.

True False