AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are many examples of vestigial structures in humans. One specific example in humans would be the coccyx, or the tail bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -The examples of human vestigiality are numerous, including the anatomical (such as the human tailbone, wisdom teeth, and inside corner of the eye), the behavioral (goose bumps and palmar grasp reflex), and molecular (pseudogenes). Many human characteristics are also vestigial in other primates and related animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -In humans, the appendix is a good example of a vestigial organ. This non-functioning organ eventually degenerates, shrinking in size and disappearing ultimately.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tail bone in mammals is vestigial while other animals use their tails for balance, when humans began to walk, the tail became useless and evolved into the coccyx (united vertebrae).

Detailed explanation-5: -The tail bone of humans is an example of a vestigial structure. A vestigial structure is a structure that has no function in an organism.