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maxonik [38]
3 years ago
7

In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh bone, are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur shown i

Biology
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Semenov [28]3 years ago
3 0

The question is incomplete. The complete question is as following:

In humans, the pelvis and the femur, or thighbone, are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur shown in this figure represent...

Answer:

vestigial structures

Explanation:

A "vestigial structure" or "vestigial organ" are defined as the organs that no longer have any function in the organisms' body but had an important role in past.

<em>Pelvis and femur are thigh bones in humans which helps them in walking but in whale's pelvis and femur are considered as vestigial structures. </em>

The pelvis and femur in whales, are the inherited structure from ancestors and shows evidence for evolution on the basis of natural selection.

Hence, the correct answer is vestigial structures.

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