Compare a bird wing to a butterfly wing What kind of structure does this pair represent?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

They flap and create enough lift for takeoff, and can potentially be used for camouflage. That's the only shared characteristic though, because butterfly wings are part of the insect's exoskeleton, and bird wings are technically arms. They don't share anything in build or ancestry.

Answer 3

Wings of a bird and wings of a butterfly are analogous organs because they have similar appearance and similar functions but have different developmental origins and different basic structures.

Answer 4

The fact that two animals have similar adaption doe not indicate any genetic relation between the animals or that one descended from the other..Evolutionary observations indicate that a modification is useful to survival it will be passed on. This does not have to happen in just one way, Birds, bats and insects (and historically various types of Pterosaurs) all developed the ability to fly independently. Some of the earliest attempts at flying such as Microraptor and Sinornithosaurus were animals that had wings on the front and back legs. This didn't work out.

Answer 5

Bird wings and butterfly wings are analogous because they are not inherited from a common ancestor. Homologous means they have parts inherited from a common ancestor.

Answer 6

No. The wings of birds and insects are completely different.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Analogous