Four Vestigial And Anatomical Oddities

Question 1

Whale femur and pelvis

Answer 1

Common ancestor with terrestrial mammal that walled on land

Question 2

Tailbones in humans

Answer 2

Common ancestor with champanzee-like mammal that has a tail

Question 3

Wisdom teeth

Answer 3

Ancestors who had larger jaws and needed the teeth for chewing power, example grinding raw meat and tough plants

Question 4

Palmar grasp reflex

Answer 4

Allows infants to hold onto mothers fur