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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?

#Section 2: Evolution
  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.