Vestigial Structures

Human arm hair

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Human appendix

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Whale's back limbs

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Human wisdom teeth

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• Homologous
• Vestigial
• Analogous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

This kind of structure are body parts that have no function now and are just the remains from an ancestor.

• analogous structure

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk

• the hind limbs of a house cat

• the fins of sharks

• the tailbone of a human

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is considered a vestigial structure in humans?

• Tailbone

• Heart

• Liver

• Lungs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The presence of a vestigial structure in an organism suggests what about its evolutionary history?

• It has no evolutionary history

• It has evolved from an ancestor where the structure was functional

• It is a newly developed structure

• It is unrelated to evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure in whales?

• Flippers

• Blowhole

• Back limbs

• Teeth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2