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Every animal has evolved to fit a niche in the environment. This require different shapes, diets, colour, skills and defenses. This accounts for the variety of appearance.

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Structures that have similar structure and function but different evolutionary origins are called?

It is either homologous structures or homozygous structures. Embryological structures are when different species of animals look similar in the earliest stage of development and Analogous structures are when animals look different but their function is basically the same. So just look up homologous structures and homozygous structures in your Bio book!!


Can organisms that look different be the same species?

of course not. Animas are llike people, no to people are alike.


What are analogous structures?

Analogous structures are features of two different species that are similar in how the function, but the structure of the two features is different. The wings of an insect and the wings of a bird are analogous structures.


Does homologous mean that structures are similar due to having common ancestry?

homologous structures- same structure/different functions in common ancestors analogous structures-same functions/differnt structures not in common ancestors vestigial-show evolutionary history/structures that arent used anymore (i.e. human appendix/human tailbone)


What are structures that have the same function but different structures called?

Analogous structures are structures that have the same function but different structures. They have evolved independently in different organisms to perform similar roles in response to similar environmental pressures. An example is the wings of birds and bats, which have different structures but both serve the same function of flight.

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Structures that have similar structure and function but different evolutionary origins are called?

It is either homologous structures or homozygous structures. Embryological structures are when different species of animals look similar in the earliest stage of development and Analogous structures are when animals look different but their function is basically the same. So just look up homologous structures and homozygous structures in your Bio book!!


What are structures that have different functions in different species but develop from the same embryonic tissue?

Homologous structures are anatomical structures that share a common evolutionary origin, but may have different functions in different species. These structures develop from the same embryonic tissue and demonstrate evolutionary relationships between species. An example is the forelimbs of vertebrates, which have different functions such as wings in birds, flippers in whales, and arms in humans.


What is a homologous sturcture?

Homologous structures are the same body parts found in different species that look different and do different things that are also made of the same thing ex. the human forearm and the wing of a bird are composed of the same bones however have a completely different appearance and function.


How are animals in the same species if they look different?

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Are all organisms that look different from different species?

Not necessarily. Organisms that look different can belong to the same species if they can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Organisms that look similar can also belong to different species if they are reproductively isolated and cannot interbreed successfully.


How are analogous and homologous structures different?

They are different because homologous structures have the same structure, but serve a different function. Like mammal arms(human, bat and whales). Analogous structues are different structures, but serve the same function. For example, bat wings and butterfly wings.


What are structures that develop from the same embryonic tissues but have different mature forms?

Homologous structures develop from the same embryonic tissue but mature into different forms in different species. An example is the pentadactyl limb in vertebrates, where the same bones form the wings of a bat, flippers of a whale, and arms of a human.


Can organisms that look different be the same species?

of course not. Animas are llike people, no to people are alike.


What are analogous structures?

Analogous structures are features of two different species that are similar in how the function, but the structure of the two features is different. The wings of an insect and the wings of a bird are analogous structures.


Does homologous mean that structures are similar due to having common ancestry?

homologous structures- same structure/different functions in common ancestors analogous structures-same functions/differnt structures not in common ancestors vestigial-show evolutionary history/structures that arent used anymore (i.e. human appendix/human tailbone)


Do a female and a male gray wolf look alike or different?

They can look alike but, they don't look exactly alike. No two of any species are exactly the same.


What are structures that have the same function but different structures called?

Analogous structures are structures that have the same function but different structures. They have evolved independently in different organisms to perform similar roles in response to similar environmental pressures. An example is the wings of birds and bats, which have different structures but both serve the same function of flight.