Question

Explain Analogous structures with an example.
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(Class X Heredity and evolution )

Answer 1

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Analogous structures

⭐The term “analogous structures” comes from the root word “analogy,” which is a device in the English language where two different things on a basis of their similarities.

⭐Analogous organs are the organs,which looks similar because they perform same function, but they do not have same org in and basic structure.

Example

Wings of birds and wings of insects.

Fins of fish and flippers of whale

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Answer 2

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▶️ Homologous organs : These are organs having a similar structural plan, but different functions.

▫️For example : the wings of the bat, the flipper of a seal, the front leg of the horse and tje arm of a man perform different functions, but have the same structural plan.

▶️ Analogous organs : These are organs having different structural plan, but common functions.

▫️For example : The wings of the birds and the wings of the insects.

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