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#Question id: 4657


 Which of the following statements most detracts from the claim that the human appendix is a completely vestigial organ?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
  1. The appendix can be surgically removed with no immediate ill effects.

  2. The appendix might have been larger in fossil hominids.

  3. The appendix has a substantial amount of defensive lymphatic tissue.

  4. Individuals with a larger-than-average appendix leave fewer offspring than those with a below-average-sized appendix.