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Why the wings of a bat and the forelimbs of a horse are considered homologous?

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Wings of a bat and forelimbs of a horse are considered homologous because they have a common origin and are built on the same fundamental pattern, but perform varied functions and have varied appearances.

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I. Wings of birds and wings of bats are homologous organs.
II. Wings of birds and wings of insects are modified forelimbs.
III. Wings of birds and wings of insects are analogous organs.
IV. Wings of birds and forelimbs of horse are homologous organs.
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Q. Explain analogous organs and homologous organs. Identify the analogous and homologous organs amongst the following:
Wings of an insect, wings of a bat, forelimbs of frog, forelimbs of a human.

Q. Which of the following are pairs of analogous organs?
I. Forelimbs of horse-Wings of bat

II. Wings of bat-Wings of butterfly
III. Forelimbs of horse-Wings of butterfly

IV. Wings of bird-Wings of bat

Q. Assertion 1: Wings of a bat and a bird are analogous organs.

Assertion 2: Forelimbs of a bat and a bird are homologous organs.

Reason : Wings of a bat and a bird do not share a common origin.

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