The Presence of Vestigial Organs Supports Evidence of Evolution Because

question 28

Multiple Choice

The presence of vestigial organs supports evidence of evolution because

• A) the vestigial organ is unique to one species.
• B) the vestigial organ is similar to a functional organ in a related species, having been passed down from a common ancestor.
• C) both the vestigial organ and the functional organ perform the same function.
• D) the vestigial organ could not have been passed down from an ancestor.
• E) the vestigial organs represent variation in a species.

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