Inference #5 - Camels

Have you ever seen a camel in a zoo? Which kind did you see? One kind of camel is called an Arabrian, or Dromedary, which has one hump. This hump can store up to 80 pounds of fat, which can be broken down into water and energy when needed. As a result, camels can travel up to 100 miles through the desert without water.

The other type - a two-hump camel - is called a Bactrian camel. The Dromedary is taller and faster than the Bactrian, but the bactrian is the stronger of the two. It can carry a much heavier load. Both camels can go several days without eating or drinking. They can store food in their humps. Camels used to be very important in some desert countries as people used them for transportation and food. In fact, they are nicknamed "The Ship of the Desert". But today most people in these countries cross the desert in trucks and eat from from cans. Few animals serve as useful to mankind as the camel does; an animal which has long been associated with the Arab world.

We can infer the Bactrian camel is more popular because it has two humps on its back.

• True

• False

• Not enough evidence to determine this

Have you ever seen a camel in a zoo? Which kind did you see? One kind of camel is called an Arabrian, or Dromedary, which has one hump. This hump can store up to 80 pounds of fat, which can be broken down into water and energy when needed. As a result, camels can travel up to 100 miles through the desert without water.

The other type - a two-hump camel - is called a Bactrian camel. The Dromedary is taller and faster than the Bactrian, but the bactrian is the stronger of the two. It can carry a much heavier load. Both camels can go several days without eating or drinking. They can store food in their humps. Camels used to be very important in some desert countries as people used them for transportation and food. In fact, they are nicknamed "The Ship of the Desert". But today most people in these countries cross the desert in trucks and eat from from cans. Few animals serve as useful to mankind as the camel does; an animal which has long been associated with the Arab world.

From the passage, we know camels' humps are filled with

• water.

• food.

• fat.

Have you ever seen a camel in a zoo? Which kind did you see? One kind of camel is called an Arabrian, or Dromedary, which has one hump. This hump can store up to 80 pounds of fat, which can be broken down into water and energy when needed. As a result, camels can travel up to 100 miles through the desert without water.

The other type - a two-hump camel - is called a Bactrian camel. The Dromedary is taller and faster than the Bactrian, but the bactrian is the stronger of the two. It can carry a much heavier load. Both camels can go several days without eating or drinking. They can store food in their humps. Camels used to be very important in some desert countries as people used them for food and transportation. Today, however, most people in these countries cross the desert in trucks and eat from from cans. Few animals serve as useful to mankind as the camel does; an animal which has long been associated with the Arab world.

We can infer from the passage that camels, specifically the humps, are used for

• transportation assistance

• food

• leashing

Have you ever seen a camel in a zoo? Which kind did you see? One kind of camel is called an Arabrian, or Dromedary, which has one hump. This hump can store up to 80 pounds of fat, which can be broken down into water and energy when needed. As a result, camels can travel up to 100 miles through the desert without water.

The other type - a two-hump camel - is called a Bactrian camel. The Dromedary is taller and faster than the Bactrian, but the bactrian is the stronger of the two. It can carry a much heavier load. Both camels can go several days without eating or drinking. They can store food in their humps. Camels used to be very important in some desert countries as people used them for transportation and food. In fact, they are nicknamed "The Ship of the Desert". But today most people in these countries cross the desert in trucks and eat from from cans. Few animals serve as useful to mankind as the camel does; an animal which has long been associated with the Arab world.

We can infer camels are

• wild

• domesticated

• found only in zoos

Have you ever seen a camel in a zoo? Which kind did you see? One kind of camel is called an Arabrian, or Dromedary, which has one hump. This hump can store up to 80 pounds of fat, which can be broken down into water and energy when needed. As a result, camels can travel up to 100 miles through the desert without water.

The other type - a two-hump camel - is called a Bactrian camel. The Dromedary is taller and faster than the Bactrian, but the bactrian is the stronger of the two. It can carry a much heavier load. Both camels can go several days without eating or drinking. They can store food in their humps. Camels used to be very important in some desert countries as people used them for transportation and food. In fact, they are nicknamed "The Ship of the Desert". But today most people in these countries cross the desert in trucks and eat from from cans. Few animals serve as useful to mankind as the camel does; an animal which has long been associated with the Arab world.

We can conclude that the Dromedary is preferred by some people because it is

• faster

• stronger

• has longer legs

• can hold more fat

Have you ever seen a camel in a zoo? Which kind did you see? One kind of camel is called an Arabian, or Dromedary, which has one hump. This hump can store up to 80 pounds of fat, which can be broken down into water and energy when needed. As a result, camels can travel up to 100 miles through the desert without water.

The other type - a two-hump camel - is called a Bactrian camel. The Dromedary is taller and faster than the Bactrian, but the bactrian is the stronger of the two. It can carry a much heavier load. Both camels can go several days without eating or drinking. They can store food in their humps. Camels used to be very important in some desert countries as people used them for transportation and food. In fact, they are nicknamed "The Ship of the Desert". But today most people in these countries cross the desert in trucks and eat from from cans. Few animals are as useful to mankind as the camel is.

A Bactrian camel is prefered by some folks because

• it can run faster.

• it can store more food.

• it can work several days in the desert without being fed.

• is more easily trained.