Question

Body parts that have lost their original function through evolution:
(2 Points)


Vestigial structures

Gravity

Homologous structures

Analogous structures

Answer 1

The correct term for body parts that have lost their original function through evolution is **vestigial structures**. These are body parts that may have had an important function in an organism's ancestors but have since become reduced or nonfunctional in descendants.

For example, the human appendix and the remnants of hind limb bones in whales are considered vestigial structures.