What is vestigial strucutures?

Answer 1

A structure in an organism that serves little to no use. Vestigial structures are degenerated and range from slightly harmful to useless to slightly useful. They are remnants of an organism's evolutionary past.

Answer 2

1. They no longer perform a function.

2. Or their function is not fully understood at the time of discovery and mis-labeled as vestigial. Such is the case with the appendix, it was once thought to be vestigial, but upon further study its true function is better understood and appreciated.

Answer 3

Vestigial structures are anatomical features in organisms that have lost their original function through evolution. These structures are remnants of ancestral traits that were once useful but are now reduced in size or no longer serve a purpose in the organism's current environment. Examples include the human appendix or the wings of Flightless Birds.

Answer 4

The appendix is an example of an vestigial structure. These structures have lost their function through evolution.

Answer 5

A structure that has no use in the organism