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WorksheetsAnalogous and Homologous Structures
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
structures that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function
analogous structures
homologous structures
vestigial structure
convergent evolution
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
ecological niches
divergent evolution
analogous structures
homologous structures
convergent evolution results in
divergent evolution
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structure
divergent evolution results in
homologous structures
vestigial structure
ecological niches
analogous structures
remnant of a structure that may have had an important function in a species' ancestors, but has no clear function in the modern species
convergent evolution
vestigial structure
ecological niches
homologous structures
Process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments
analogous structures
homologous structures
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
evolution of one or more closely related species into different species; resulting from adaptations to different environmental conditions
ecological niches
divergent evolution
homologous structures
analogous structures
example of analogous structures
clothes of humans, balloons of kids, many different things that humans have, I'm just trying to make this answer long enough
wings of insects and birds, jointed legs of insects and vertebrates used for locomotion, fins of fish and flippers of whales
arm of a human, the wing of a bird or a bat, the leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin or whale
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the role an organism plays in its environment
convergent evolution
vestigial structure
divergent evolution
ecological niches
example of homologous structures
sundevil pride is contagious, apple valley high school is the best, we have the best football team
wings of insects and birds, jointed legs of insects and vertebrates used for locomotion, fins of fish and flippers of whales
clothes of humans, balloons of kids, many different things that humans have, I'm just trying to make this answer long enough
arm of a human, the wing of a bird or a bat, the leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin or whale
