Question

Wxplain with suitable examples importance of anatomical evidences in evolution

Answer 1

The main way scientists have supported the Theory of Evolution throughout history is by using anatomical similarities between organisms. Showing how body parts of one species resemble the body parts of another species, as well as accumulating adaptations until structures become more similar on unrelated species are some ways evolution is backed up by anatomical evidence. Of course, there is always finding traces of long-extinct organisms that can also give a good picture of how a species changed over time.

Answer 2

Answer:

Anatomical evidences help us to study how species have evolved over a period of time. Analogous structures support the theory of evolution and explain the fact that how species build up adaptations in order to fit in an environment whereas homologous structures help us to understand common ancestry. For example, if we compare the hands of humans with cat’s foreleg, flipper of whale and patagium of bat, we see that each of these organism use these structures are differently. But still there is a similarity between the structure of bones and joints which indicates that somewhere or the other these animals may have originated from common ancestors. This is an example of homology. Another example which explains analogous features is the arctic fox and the ptarmigan bird, Both of them change colours from dark brown to white during seasonal changes. They do not show common ancestry in way but since, they are found in the same habitat they are adapted to colour change.