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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Vestigial organs
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उत्तर
Vestigial organs are those organs that have ceased to be of any use to the possessor but still persist generation after generation in a reduced form. In other words, vestigial organs are the remnants of features that served important functions in the organism's ancestors.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A biology teacher asked her students to give two examples of vestigial organs in the human body.
Raj said: Wisdom teeth and Pinna
Sonu said: Body hair and large intestine
Lata said: Vermiform appendix and wisdom teeth
Abhay said: Pinna and Ossicles
Who were correct?
Which of the following is not a vestigeal organ?
Which of the following is a recognized characteristic of vestigial organs?
In comparison to a functional organ, what evolutionary meaning does a vestigial organ hold?
What was the earlier significance of the vermiform appendix in ancestral species?
What is the present anatomical condition of the human coccyx?
What ancestral function did the ear muscles perform before becoming weakly developed in humans?
Splint bones in the horse represent evolutionary remnants of which structures?
What evolutionary conclusion is supported by the presence of hind limb remnants in pythons?
What evolutionary phenomenon is illustrated by degenerated eyes in burrowing animals?
