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24/09/2020 4:58 pm
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Forelimbs of cat, lizard used in walking; forelimbs of whale used in swimming and forelimbs of bats used in flying are an example of
(a) Analogous organs
(b) Adaptive radiation
(c) Homologous organs
(d) Convergent evolution
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24/09/2020 4:59 pm
(c) Homologous organs
Explanation:
Organs which have a common fundamental anatomical plan and similar embryonic origin whatever various functions they may perform are regarded as homologous organs. For example, the flippers of a whale, a bat's wing, fore-limb of a horse, a bird's wing and forelimbs of human are structurally as well as functionally different.