Body hair and nictitating membrane of an eye are vestigial organs.

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The correct option is A
True

Body hair and nictitating membrane of an eye are vestigial organs. Vestigial organs are useless organs found in the body. These are present in reduced form.

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Which of the following is the correct group of vestigial organs in man ?

a) Nictitating membrane, ear muscles, eyelids and coccyx

b) Appendix, coccyx, ear muscles and elbow joint

c) Wisdom tooth, coccyx, body hair and ear muscles

d) Wisdom tooth, body hair, Nictitating membrane and vermiform appendix

Column I	Column II
(A) Tendril of Passiflora and thorn of Bougainvillea	(p) Fossil invertibrates
(B) Eyes in insects and octopus	(q) Homologous organs
(C) Nictitating membrane and vermiform appendix in man	(r) Analogous organs
(D) Ammonite and Trilobite	(s) Vestigial organs

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