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There are a few different similarities between the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat. Both are used to fly for example.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoThey are both. Bird wings and bat wings are homologous in that they are both vertebrate forelimbs. They are analogous as they evolved separately to serve as wings.
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∙ 9y agoThe wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat can be considered homologous organs. This is because they have the same function.
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∙ 7y agoYes. Both bird wings and bat wings are vertebrate forelimbs. They are also analogous structures as they independently evolved into wings.
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∙ 7y agoThat would depend on what you are comparing it to. It is homologous to other vertebrate forelimbs but not to insect wings.
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∙ 13y agoNo they are analogous structures
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∙ 11y agoits because from the wings they can fly
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Are butterfly wings and bird wings examples of analogous structures?
Yes. Though they both enable the organism to fly, they are different on the inside. Bird wings have tiny bones in them, while butterfly wings are kept rigid by fluid pressure. Therefore, they have a similar function but different structures and are analogous.
What structures have been shared by related species and have been inherited from a common ancestor?
what is Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor
Is a wing of a bird homologous to the wing of a cat?
In biology, homologous structures are defined as structures which serve the same purposes because they evolved from the same source (divergent evolution), the opposite of analogous structures, which serve the same purpose but evolved through convergent evolution. Birds' wings and bats' wings are both homologous and analogous. As wings, the two are analogous, but as forelimbs, the two are homologous.
What is an explanation of why bird wings and reptile forelegs are evidence of evolution?
Homologous structures indicate a common ancestor
What are similar structures that evolved independently called?
Similar structures that have evolved independently are called homologous structures. An example would be the wings of a bird and the wings of an insect.
Compare homologous and analogous structures?
Homologous structures are structures that indicate a related evolutionary ancestry, not just similarity. For example, the flipper of a whale, the wing of a bird, and the arm of a a human are similar in their bone structure. Analogous structures are structures that are similar in appearance and function but are not the result of shared ancestry. For example, the wings of a birds and insects have the same function, but they do not reflect a shared ancestry.
Distinguish between homologous structures and analogous structures?
Homologous structures have the internal structure, but different functions. For example the human arm, horse foreleg, bird wing, and whale flipper have similar internal skeletal structure, but different external structure because of their different functions. Analogous structures have similar external structure because of similar functions, but dissimilar internal structure. An example of analogous structures would be the wings of an insect and a bird.
An example of a homologous structure?
Examples of Homologous Structure: Rodent teeth Hooves in species of camels, goats, sheep and cattle Hands and feet in primates Bird feathers Shark morphology
The wings of a bird and the wings of a butterfly are?
Bird wings are muscle, bone, and feathers. Butterfly wings are bone, skin, and ear. Butterflies have ears at the base of their wings, which was only discovered in the last decade. So they don't have to rely solely on their other senses to tell them where danger is.
What is the difference between a magpie and a butterfly?
well the butterfly is a butterfly and the bird is a bird, it is prett obvious really!
Compare a bird wing to a butterfly wing What kind of structure does this pair represent?
No they are not. Homologus structures are structures that originated from a common ancestor, they show similarity in anatomy and development even tho they may have different functions. For example the human arm and bird wing are homologus (pentadactyl limb).Bird and insect wings are ANALOGUS, which means they show similar function but show no similar structural relationship.
Which animal has yellow red and blue wings but is not a bird?
A Bat
