Analogous and Homologous

What type of structure is shown in the pictures?

• Analogous Structure

• Homologous Structure

• Analogic Structure

• Homologic Structure

Analogous structure has similar functions but do not share common ancestors, while Homologous structure share common ancestors but do not have similar functions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which is an example of an analogous structure?

• Dog and Bird

• Lizard and Dolphin

• Bat and Butterfly

• Human’s arm and whale flipper

A structure that serves the same purpose, but is not made in the same way is called

• a vestigial structure

• a homologous structure

• an analogous Structure

• a pheryngial structure

Which kind of a structure is it? A bird's wing and a human forearm

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• Pharygeal Pouch

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which kind of a structure is it? A bat's wing and a butterfly's wing?

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• Pharyngeal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What kind of a structure is it? A fish's gills and our lungs

• Homologous

• Analogous

• Vestigial

• Heterozygous

Are the following structures homologous or analagous?

• Homologous

• Analagous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Are the bird and Bat wing structures homologous or analogous?

• homologous

• analogous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Which of the following best describes analogous structures?

• Structures with similar functions but different evolutionary origins

• Structures with different functions but similar evolutionary origins

• Structures that are no longer functional

• Structures that are identical in all species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2