Question

The wings of a butterfly and the wings of a pigeon are said to be

• A. analogous organs
• B. homologous organs
• C. vestigial organs
• D. adaptive organs

Answer 1

The correct option is A analogous organs

Analogous organs are those organs which are structurally different and functionally similar in unrelated groups of organisms. In this example, the butterfly is a non-chordate while the pigeon is a higher chordate (bird) and yet, both of them use their wings to fly.