Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita are examples of

analogous organs

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vestigial organs

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homologous organs

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retrogressive evolutions

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The correct option is C homologous organs
Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita are examples of homologous organs.
Homologous organs are organs present in different organisms which have a similar basic structure but different functions. Homologous organs indicates how they evolved from a common ancestry or origin along different directions to help the organisms to adapt to different environment and needs.

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Column I	Column II
(A) Tendril of Passiflora and thorn of Bougainvillea	(p) Fossil invertibrates
(B) Eyes in insects and octopus	(q) Homologous organs
(C) Nictitating membrane and vermiform appendix in man	(r) Analogous organs
(D) Ammonite and Trilobite	(s) Vestigial organs

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