Question

Choose the correct option regarding relationship between structure and function.

• A. A whale uses its limbs to swim.
• B. A horse uses its fore-limb to gallop.
  
• C. A bandicoot uses its fore-limb to make holes in the ground to live in.
• D. A giraffe uses its forelimbs to reach the vegetation, on top of plants and tall trees.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A A whale uses its limbs to swim.
B A horse uses its fore-limb to gallop.

C A bandicoot uses its fore-limb to make holes in the ground to live in.
D A giraffe uses its forelimbs to reach the vegetation, on top of plants and tall trees.

Based on the functional need, a particular organ or part is modified in structure. Thus a structure is well adapted to perform a specific function. So structure and function go hand-in-hand. The fore-limbs of different mammals are modified suitably to perform different functions, according to their environment. All mammals, in particular, have a common basic pattern of construction of their forelimbs.But they are used differently in different animals.