Question

what are vestigial organs

Answer 1

Organs which have no use in our body is called vestigial organs.

Example:- Wisdom teeth,appendix ,pinna,etc

Answer 2

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Vestigial organs are the organs in the body of an organism which has no use for the current generation but was once useful to the ancestors .

Vestigial organs continue to be transmitted generation after generation but in a reduced form .

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Examples of vestigial organ is wisdom teeth .

We generally do not use it in chewing or in tearing food .

Another example is the vermiform appendix .

It has no function in humans. However certain mammals use it for cellulose digestion .

Similarly ear pinna is a vestigial organ having no use in humans .

It is used for gathering sound waves by some mammals .