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Why do so many different animals have the same structures the arm bones in a human are the same bones as a flipper in a whale?
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What is homologouse structure?
A homologous structure is a structure found in two very different animals that has a similar form in both animals. For example, the bones of a human hand are homologous to the bones in a bat's wing or a whale's flipper. Structures that appear very similar suggest that two animal may be related, as in humans, bats, and whales, which are all mammals.
What are the structures in the body that allows animals to move?
Bones, ligaments, tendons, and muscles allow animals to move.
Are the bones in your arm and hand comparable to bones in a whales flipper because of morphological divergence?
No
The bones in your arm and hand are comparable to the bones in a whale's flipper if we account for?
morphological divergence
How many bones in whales flipper upper limb?
356
What are animals with bones called?
When two animals have similar bone structures, they are said to be analogous. This is like a cat's foot and a whale's flipper.
Which fossil are most common in the rock that is 500 million years old?
bones structures of animals
What is the difference between analogous and homologous?
Analogous means that the structures have different origins, but they do the same things. Homologous means the opposite: that they have the same origins but are adapted to do different functions.
Why do all vertebrates have similar bone structures in the hand?
It is because the first animal to have a hand had a specific bone structure in that hand that was very well adapted. All vertebrate animals with a hand, wing, or flipper trace ancestry back to that first animal with a hand. The bone structure is modified slightly for each animal, but the organization of bones in the hand is the same among all the animals that have a hand.
How many bones does an animal have?
That is strictly dependent on the type of animal.WHAT IS THE ANIMAL?!?!Different animals have different numbers of bones...
Do Dolphins front flipper and a bats wing?
They both contain skeletal bones.
How many bones in your leg?
The human body is made up of many different types of structures. In your leg alone there are four bones.
