(of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution.

What will be an ideal response?


vestigial

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Fossil evidence indicates that dinosaurs became extinct approximately ________ years ago.

A. 65 thousand B. 650 thousand C. 6,500,000 D. 65 million E. 650,000,000

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What Japanese belief system is based on the sacred powers in every existing thing?

A) Daoism B) Confucianism C) Shinto D) Animism E) Daimyo

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A ductile material is one that

A. readily undergoes plastic deformation. B. resists deformation under stress. C. conducts electricity well. D. ruptures easily under stress.

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