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(a) Can the wings of a butterfly and the wing of a bat be considered homologous organs? Why(21(b) Give an example of characteristics being used to determine how close two species are in121or why not?evolutionary terms.

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a)No, thewing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat cannot beconsidered homologous organsbecause they both perform the same function of flying but their origin and structure is not similar.

b)Different organisms with common ancestry in the past, are more likely to have similarcharacteristicsdue to inheritance. These similar characteristicsareused to determine evolutionary relationships.

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