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A structure that has no use in the organism
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∙ 13y agoVestigial structures are function less structures that were functioning in an ancestral sprecies. Over time the organism would stop using the structure and then the structure would go away on the outside but it would remain there on the inside.
Like a whale, it has a leg bone but no use for it.
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∙ 8y agoStructures of an organism that once served a function in the organism's ancestors but no longer are used.
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∙ 12y agoHehe, I was studying this just now.
Useless or nearing useless structures are considered vestigal.
Snake's arms, whale's hipbones and human appendix are good examples.
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How do vestigial structures provide evidence for evolution?
Which model of evolution shows change over a relatively short period of time
Why do the body structures of some species support Darwin' s theories?
a cell can make mistakes when it copies what in the dna
Why are vestigial structures not removed by natural selection?
Nature selects against only harmful traits
What are 4 pieces of evidence of evolution?
Part 1: Evidence from the Fossil Record Part 2: Evidence from Geographic Distribution of Living Species Part 3: Evidence from Homologous Structures and Vestigial Organs Part 4: Evidence from Embryology
What are four areas of study used as evidence of evolution?
Part 1: Evidence from the Fossil RecordPart 2: Evidence from Geographic Distribution of Living SpeciesPart 3: Evidence from Homologous Structures and Vestigial OrgansPart 4: Evidence from Embryologymore: What_are_the_four_pieces_of_evidence_for_evolution
What is the term for structure that has no use in an organism?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
How do vestigial structures work?
They don't, vestigial structures are biological structures with no known function that evolved from structures in distant ancestors that used to have a function that is no longer needed.
What describes once-useful structures?
vestigial
What Describes once- useful structures?
vestigial
What does natural selection predict about mimicry camoflauge homologous structures and vestigial structures?
a
How do you define vestigial structure?
Vestigial structure is used in application to structures that are determined genetically but do not have the ancestral function.
What Organs that are so reduced in size that they are just vestiges of homologous organs in other species are called?
Vestigial Organs
Vestigial structures in humans?
Tailbones, tonsils, appendix,
What are the wings found on an ostrich known as?
vestigial structures.
Do lions have any vestigial structures?
yeah
Can you use vestigial structures in a sentence?
Yes you just did
What are structures that have no apparent function but resemble structures of presumed ancestors called?
Vestigial organs.
