AP Biology: A Biological Collection

A Biological Collection by Halim Choucair

Monday, August 13, 2012

Vestigial Structures

Vestigial structures are function-less organs or body parts of organisms that were once useful to their ancestors. In my drawing of a whale, I portray the spine and the femur and pelvic bones of the whale. Although once useful in the past, whales have no need for the femur and pelvic bones anymore, making them vestigial structures.

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