AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Structures that have no apparent function and appear to be residual parts from a past ancestor are called vestigial structures. Examples of vestigial structures include the human appendix, the pelvic bone of a snake, and the wings of flightless birds.

Detailed explanation-2: -A vestigial structure is an anatomical feature that no longer seems to have a purpose in the current form of an organism of the given species. Often, these vestigial structures were organs that performed some important function in the organism at one point in the past.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is not a vestigial structure? pelvic girdle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vestigial organs are parts of the body that once had a function but are now more-or-less useless.

Detailed explanation-5: -Few examples of vestigial organs in human are pinna of the ear, wisdom teeth, the vermiform appendix and the tailbone. Eyelids are not vestigial organs as they cover and protect the eyes.