Which of the Following Statements Is Accurate About an Organ

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is accurate about an organ described as vestigial?

• A) It must be analogous to some feature in an ancestor.
• B) It must be homologous to some feature in an ancestor.
• C) It must be both homologous and analogous to some feature in an ancestor.
• D) It need be neither homologous nor analogous to some feature in an ancestor.

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Definitions:

Complete Metamorphosis

A type of insect development that includes four distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult, with each stage looking entirely different and serving a different role in the life cycle.

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle found in plants and some algae, involving both asexual and sexual phases.

Haploid

Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, a condition typical of gametes in sexually reproducing organisms.

Diploid

Referring to a cell or organism that has two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.