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Any structure that is reduced in function in a living organism but may have been used in an ancestor is known as a vestigial structure?
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vestigial organ is for example"appendix"in human beings.another example is the"tail bone"in human beings.
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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.
What is vestigial strucutures?
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.
A type of homologous structure that remains in an organism through evolution but no longer serves any biological function?
Vestigial structure
What is the term for the structure that has no use for an organism?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
Is the term for a 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.
What is the term for a structure that has no use in an organisms?
Vestigial StructureA vestigial structure is a structure that appears to no longer have a use in the body.
What is the term used for a 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.
What do you call an organ that serves no useful function in an organism?
A vestigial is an organ that serves no useful function in an organism.
Some humans have opposable big toes which function like thumbs This allows them to grasp objects very strongly with their feet For modern humans this trait is not useful What kind of structure?
It is a Vestigial Structure - a body structure in a present day organism that no longer serves its original purpose, but was probably useful to an ancestor.
Are cat whiskers a vestigial structure?
A vestigial structure is a structure that an organism still has but no longer serves any real definite purpose. In this case, the whiskers on a cat serve a vital purpose, so they are not vestigial structures.
What is vestigial structur?
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.
What are vestigial structures?
A structure that has no use in the organism
