Question

The wings of bat and bird are ______.

Options

• homologous but not analogous

• neither homologous nor analogous

• analogous but not homologous

• vestigial

• both homologous and analogous

Answer 1

The wings of bat and bird are analogous but not homologous.

Explanation:

As wings, they perform the same function of flight but evolved independently, so they are treated as analogous in this comparison. Their underlying forelimbs are homologous, but the wing adaptations themselves are not; they are not vestigial.