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.
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.
Homologous structures indicate a common ancestor
what is Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor
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.
A bird's wings are homologous to a human's arms. Both structures share a similar basic skeletal pattern despite their different functions. This indicates a common evolutionary ancestry between birds and humans.
Examples of Homologous Structure: Rodent teeth Hooves in species of camels, goats, sheep and cattle Hands and feet in primates Bird feathers Shark morphology
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.
An example of structures with different origin but same function is the wings of a bird and the wings of a butterfly. These structures have evolved independently in birds and insects to serve the same function of flying, but they have different origins in terms of their underlying anatomical structures and developmental pathways.
well the butterfly is a butterfly and the bird is a bird, it is prett obvious really!
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.
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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.