Analogous vs Homologous

• Homologous
• Vestigial
• Analogous

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Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Mimicry

• Camoflague

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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures

• analogous structures

• homologous structures

• fossil structures

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Shark fins and dolphin fins are examples of analogous structures.

• True

• False

The forelimbs of humans, cats, whales, and bats are similar in structure due to having a common ancestor hundreds of millions of years ago. Is this considered homolgy or analogy?

• Homology

• Analogy

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The forelimbs of mammals have similar anatomy because these groups descended from a recent common ancestor. Their bone structure is an example of a(n) (a)   structure.

• vestigial

• analogous

• homologous

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The diagram shows an image of a Pterosaur wing, bat wing, and bird wing. These are all different organisms, but share similar wing structures. If these structures are similar due to common ancestry, which of the following best describes them?

•  Vestigial Organ

•  Embryological Similarities

•  Homologous Structures

•  Analogous Structures

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What

type

of structure?

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Embryological

• Vestigial

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What

type

of structure?

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Embryological

• Vestigial

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What

type

of structure?

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Embryological

• Vestigial

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