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The remnants of an organ that functioned in an ancestor is called a vestigial structure. A common example is the appendix which has lost its usefulness in modern humans.
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What remnants of organ that functioned in an ancestor?
The remnants of an organ that functioned in an ancestor is called a vestigial structure. A common example is the appendix which has lost its usefulness in modern humans.
Do plants have vestigial organ?
No, plants do not have vestigial organs. Vestigial organs are remnants of structures that were once functional in evolutionary ancestors but are no longer needed. Since plants do not have a common ancestor with animals, they do not have vestigial organs.
Anatomical structures that appear to be derived from a functional structure in an ancestor but that currently do not serve an important function are called?
Vestigial structures. These are remnants of organs or body parts that have lost their original function through evolution. Examples include the human appendix and wisdom teeth.
This type of structure has no clear function in some modern species?
Vestigial structure. These are remnants of organs or anatomical features that had a purpose in ancestor species but no longer serve a clear function in modern species. Examples include the appendix in humans or the hip bones in whales.
The muscles that move the human ear appear to be?
vestigial structure-such as the human appendix, doesn't seem to have a function and may once have functioned in the body of an ancestor..:)
What Organs that are so reduced in size that they are just vestiges of homologous organs in other species are called?
Those organs are called vestigial organs. They are remnants of functional structures that were more developed in ancestral species but have decreased in size or usefulness in the current organism.
What is it called when body parts inherited from a common ancestor are no longer needed?
you must be talking about a vestigial structure. Like our vestigial "tail".
Why are vestigial organs important in the concept of evolution?
Vestigial organs/limbs mean that there was an ancestor of the creature that once had non-vestigial, usable organs/limbs. This implys that the creature evolved from something that once needed such organs/limbs to survive, but now the species no longer needs the vestigial organ/limbs and it has lost it's use/size.
What do you call organs you don't use?
vestigial organs like the appendix which is vestigial in man
What is a sentence for the word functioned?
The car functioned properly.
What causes the difference between the ancestor and modern koalas?
a. the presence of homologous structures b. the presence of vestigial organs
A human appendix and a skinks legs are examples of?
Vestigial structures, which are remnants of features that were functional in the ancestors of a particular species but are no longer functional in the current form.
