JAMB - Biology (2024 - No. 38)
Similar structures that are modified to work in different ways in different organisms are referred to as
homologous structures
analogous structures
divergent structures
convergent structures
Explicació
Similar structures that are modified to work in different ways in different organisms are called homologous structures.
Homologous structures are physical features that are similar in organisms that share a common ancestor, but have different functions. For example, the limbs of humans, cats, whales, and bats are homologous structures.