Which desert animal meets all its water needs through internal fat oxidation?
ADesert camel
BFennec fox
CDesert gerbil
DKangaroo rat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Kangaroo rat
1. Water is a by-product of fat oxidation.
2. The kangaroo rat of North America does this.
3. It also concentrates its urine.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 13, Organisms and Populations._
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