Question

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.

A.Which pairs are homologous structures?


B.Which pairs are analogous structures?


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

Answer 1

Homologous structures

Answer 2

The answer is homologous structures .

Step-by-step explanation:

All the fore limbs that you mention are made up of same sets of bones. These vertebrates are all mammals, hence evolved from a common ancestral stock. So they all inherited a basic anatomical structure which later became adapted for different habits and habitats. These are regarded as homologous structures: anatomically similar, functionally different