NEET Biology question

Wings of birds and wings of flies perform similar functions so they are examples of

(A)Homologous organ
(B)Analogous organCorrect
(C)Evolutionary organ
(D)Paralogous organ

Answer: (B)

Solution

Organs which perform similar functions but having different origin and structure are called analogous organs. Wings of birds and wings of insects are analogous organs. Such organs are not antomically similar through they perform similar functions. Hence,

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