The wings of butterflies and birds are ----------- structures because, although they are used for the same purpose (flight) they

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The wings of butterflies and birds are ----------- structures because, although they are used for the same purpose (flight) they

have very different structural compositions. Bird wings are made of bones and feathers while butterfly wings are made from chitin and are part of the insect’s exoskeleton.
A) homologous
B) analogous
C) vestigial

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podryga [215] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T23:08:42+03:00

podryga [215]3 years ago

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B. They are analogous structures because they share the same function, but not fully the same structural characteristics

Tems11 [23] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-05T01:00:07+03:00

Tems11 [23]3 years ago

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B, analogous structure, they both share the same purpose, but are structurally not the same.