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Are the whale's front flipper and the cat's front leg homologous or analogous?
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How is it similar the man's forelimb and chicken's wing?
The bird's wing has a fairly rigid bone structure, and the main flying muscles move the bones at the point where the wing connects to the body. A bat has a much more flexible wing structure. It is very much like a human arm and hand, except it has a thin membrane of skin (called the patagium) extending between the "hand" and the body, and between each finger bone. Bats can move the wing like a hand, essentially "swimming" through the air. The "thumb" extends out of the wing as a small claw, which bats use to climb up trees and other structures. This helps them reach a high "launching point" for flight takeoff. Appropriately, the order of bats is called Chiroptera, Greek for "hand-wing."
What is a fore-hoof?
The hoof of a front leg.The hoof of a front leg.The hoof of a front leg.The hoof of a front leg.The hoof of a front leg.The hoof of a front leg.
Do dogs have arms?
yes they have arms and legsI often have this discussion with people and it always escalates to the funniest arguments but YES dogs and cats do have arms. From an anatomical standpoint, dogs have shoulders, they have elbows, they have a forearm (front section above their front paws) and they have a pastern which in humans is called a wrist! Last time I checked you do not have a wrist on your let so, yes, they do have arms, it is a misconception that they are four legged animals. Just take a look at their legs, they most assuredly have a thigh and a hock below the knee joint that is analogous to a human ankle. They may utilize their arms as legs because they transport themselves in this way but clearly the anatomy of their front appendages are more arm like than leg like. Plus the best argument for dogs having arms is that they wear sweaters that clearly have sleeves that belong on "arms."
Do squirrels have front arms or front legs?
Yes, squirrels have forearms (front legs).
How do you trim a rodents front teeth?
How do you trim a squirrels front teeth
If Whales and cats are both mammals Are the whale's front flipper and the cat's front leg homologous or analogous and why?
Neither one. Both homologous and analogous structures refer to similar structures. But a cat's front leg and a whale's front flipper have little in common. Homologous structures come from little evolutionary separation, and analogous structures come from convergent evolution. But the differences between a cat's front legs and a whale's front flipper result from divergent evolution. The common ancestor of mammals (cynodonts) has split into various groups with widely differing characteristics. One such group includes cats, and another includes whales. These two groups are not very related to each other, thus having no homologous structures, and have been put in very different environments, thus having no analogous structures.
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.
How do you use flipper in a sentence?
Dolphins often seem to wave a flipper. The seal's front left flipper was temporarily snagged in a fisherman's net.
Are the powerful tail fins of a whale called flippers or flukes?
Whales' front limbs are called fins. Only some whales have back limbs, which are very small. The tail is divided into two extensions called flukes. Most whales also have a dorsal fin.
Can a flipper be worn with braces. I know someone who is missing a front tooth and now he has to get braces. Can his flipper be worn with the braces or what will they do?
ya! a flipper can be worn with braces! i was in the same situation and got braces yesterday!
Do Dolphins front flipper and a bats wing?
They both contain skeletal bones.
What parts of dolphin do they use to swim?
Dolphins mostly use their back flipper but sometimes use their front fins.
What explains why a bone in a birds wing is homologous to a bone in a lizards front leg?
They both have a common ansestor.
Should forefront be hyphenated?
No. The word "forefront" is a single word, analogous to being brought to the fore, or brought to the front.
Are ther such things called red whales?
yes they have a red front
A humans arm a cats front leg and a dolphins flipper have what in common?
they have a similar bone structure and they all have a common ancestor.
Structures that taxonomists use to group organisms such as having the same bones of the forearm in humans and the front leg of a dog?
Those are referred to as homologous structures.
