AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

PATTERNS OF EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An anatomical feature that no longer seems to have a purpose in its current form.
A
homologous structure
B
analogous structure
C
vestigial structure
D
embryologic structure
Explanation: 

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 structures are anatomical structures of organisms in a species which are considered to have lost much or all of their original function through evolution. These structures are typically in a degenerate, atrophied, or rudimentary condition or form.

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