Question

Humans and apes have five fingers they can use to grasp objects. do you think these are analogous or homologous structures? explain.

Answer 1

Analogous structures are structures with different evolutionary ancestries but they have the same function. Examples include; wings of birds, insects and bats. On the other hand homologous structures have similar ancestries and common traits but may not have the same function in an organism. Well; in the above question Human apes have five fingers they can use to grasp objects, which i think these are homologous structures.