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A bat wing is more similar in anatomical structure to a cat forelimb than to a bird wing. Answer the following questions about these structures.

Which pairs are homologous structures?


Which pairs are analogous structures?


Based on this, do you think a bat is more closely related to a cat or a bird? Explain your answer.

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Answer: Which pairs are homologous - structures? The arm of a human, the wing of a bird or a bat, the leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin or whale, In short term it is having the same relative position, value, or structure

Which pairs are analogous structures? - Examples of analogous structures range from wings in flying animals like bats, birds, and insects, to fins in animals like penguins and fish. Also in short term it means comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Explanation: I do believe cats since bats actually belong to the super-order Pegasoferae, which contains horses, cats and dogs, cows, whales and hedgehogs.

Sorry if its wrong.

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