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question: the forelimbs of birds and bats are homologous, but the wings of birds and bats are ______. answer input: spelling counts but capitalization doesnt.
Homologous structures have a common evolutionary origin but may have different functions. Analogous structures have similar functions but different evolutionary origins. Bird and bat wings have similar functions (flight) but different evolutionary origins (bird wings from forelimbs with feathers, bat wings from forelimbs with membranes), so they are analogous.
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