What are some examples of analogus structures?

Examples of analogous structures range from wings in flying animals like bats, birds, and insects, to fins in animals like penguins and fish. Plants and other organisms can also demonstrate analogous structures, such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, which have the same function of food storage.

1. Which pairs are analogous structures?
2. What are 2 examples of homologous structures?
3. Do birds and bats share a common ancestor?
4. Do birds and insects share any structural?
5. Which vertebrates are examples of analogous structure?
6. Is a bird homologous or analogous?
7. Which of the following are analogous structures?
8. Is a frog homologous or analogous?
9. Are humans chimps and gorillas closely related?
10. Are butterfly wings and bird wings homologous or analogous structures?
11. Are flies and birds closely related?
12. Are butterflies birds?
13. Do birds and butterflies share any structural similarities inside their wings that would suggest they are closely related?
14. Are beaks analogous?
15. Are ducks and platypuses closely related?

Which pairs are analogous structures?

Bird wings and insect wings are analogous structures. Both of these species have wings that they use for flight and yet their wings came from dissimilar ancestral origins.

What are 2 examples of homologous structures?

An example of homologous structures are the limbs of humans, cats, whales, and bats. Regardless of whether it is an arm, leg, flipper or wing, these structures are built upon the same bone structure.

Do birds and bats share a common ancestor?

Birds and bats did not inherit wings from a common ancestor with wings, but they did inherit forelimbs from a common ancestor with forelimbs.

Do birds and insects share any structural?

Do birds and insects share any structural (elements inside the wing) similarities that would suggest they are closely related taxonomically? No, the bird has bones inside of its wing the butterfly does not. They are not closely related.

Which vertebrates are examples of analogous structure?

Examples of analogous structures range from wings in flying animals like bats, birds, and insects, to fins in animals like penguins and fish.

Is a bird homologous or analogous?

Sometimes it is unclear whether similarities in structure in different organisms are analogous or homologous. An example of this is the wings of bats and birds. These structures are homologous in that they are in both cases modifications of the forelimb bone structure of early reptiles.

Which of the following are analogous structures?

The organs which have similar functions but are different in their structural details and origin are called analogous organs. The wings of bat are analogous to wings of pigeon. It is due to the fact that the basic structure of the wings of the mammal is different from the wings of bird.

Is a frog homologous or analogous?

They are considered homologous structures because they have a similar underlying anatomy. The forelimbs of a frog, a bird, a rabbit and a lizard look very different because they have evolved differently to account for the specific lifestyles of each animal.

Are humans chimps and gorillas closely related?

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and their extinct ancestors form a family of organisms known as the Hominidae. Researchers generally agree that among the living animals in this group, humans are most closely related to chimpanzees, judging from comparisons of anatomy and genetics.

Are butterfly wings and bird wings homologous or analogous structures?

Homologous structures share a similar embryonic origin; analogous organs have a similar function. For example, the bones in the front flipper of a whale are homologous to the bones in the human arm. These structures are not analogous. The wings of a butterfly and the wings of a bird are analogous, but not homologous.

Are flies and birds closely related?

Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates and insects are invertebrates, that are cold-blooded. Although both evolved the ability to fly, the wings of each are considered analagous structures. ... Comparative anatomy of structural features indicates that they are not closely related.

Are butterflies birds?

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight.

Do birds and butterflies share any structural similarities inside their wings that would suggest they are closely related?

When similar characteristics occur because of environmental constraints and not due to a close evolutionary relationship, it is called an analogy or homoplasy. ... These structures are not analogous. The wings of a butterfly and the wings of a bird are analogous but not homologous.

Are beaks analogous?

The beaks are divergent structures. ... this is convergent evolution :) and therefore are examples of analogous structures.

Are ducks and platypuses closely related?

The duck-billed mammal is related to reptiles and birds, a study finds. The genome of the platypus—our most distant mammal relative—has been decoded and analyzed, researchers reported today. The duck-billed mammal has a genetic affinity with both reptiles and birds, according to a new study.