Answer:
<em><u>The correct option is D) The two species have a common ancestor</u></em>
Explanation:
In evolutionary studies, homologous structures can be described as structures which are similar in organisms of different species because they had a common ancestor in the past. These structures may not perform the same function but are similar because they arose from a common ancestor. Hence, the bone in a bird's wing can be homologous to a bone in a lizard leg because they have a common ancestor in the past.
Answer: Hypothalamus
The brain coordinates the physical changes that occur during puberty and the hypothalamus plays an especially important role in this process.
Explanation:
Since the hypothalamus controls the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland, and the pituitary gland, also known as master gland, controls the activities of all other glands like the following:
- gonads (ovaries and testes), responsible for producing many of the sex hormones and hence, development of sexual characterictics
- thyroid, responsible for producing thyroxine, responsible for body metabolism and development.
Thus, hypothalamus plays important role in puberty
