Define vestigial organs. Write any two names of vestigial organs in human body.
Answer
i. Vestigial organs are degenerated or underdeveloped useless organs of organisms. ii. Appendix, muscle of the car pinna, tail-bone (coccyx), body hairs, nictitating membrane (third eyelid) and wisdom tooth are the vestigial organs in human body.
i. Darwin's theory of natural selection is based on the concept of survival of the fittest. ii. Organisms can reproduce prolifically. iii. Under limited resources, organisms compete with each other in a life-threatening manner for their survival. iv. According to this theory, only those organisms survive which show modifications for winning the competition. The selected organisms then give rise to new species with their specific set of characters.