The term used for a rudimentary structure in humans corresponding to a functional structure in ancestral animals is ?

Analogus organ

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Homologus organ

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Vestigeal organ

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Vestigeal organ
Charles Darwin used the term rudimentary structure in humans corresponding to functional ancestral animals is a vestigial organ (a rudimentary structure in humans corresponding to a functional structure or organ in the lower animals).
So, the correct answer is 'Vestigial organ'.

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