Question

The blind mole rat is a close relative of other rats. however, mole rats live underground for their entire lives. as a result, their eyes have evolved into useless structures. presumably, mole rats will not have eyes at all in the distant future. what type of structures are the mole rats eyes?

a.
vestigial structure
b.
developmental structure
c.
homologous structure
d.
analogous structure

Answer 1

Answer:

A.  vestigial structures

Explanation:

Vestigial structures are those that serve no purpose in current organisms, but were useful to ancestors of those organisms.