During a lesson, students observed the structure of bat, act and human forelimbs to determine their evolutionary relationship.
(a)State the name given to the structure of the limbs observed by the students.
(b)Name the type of evolution illustrated by the structure of the limbs observed.
(c)What evidence of evolution is illustrated by the limbs?
(d)State the significance of the type of evolution illustrated by the limbs.
Answer:
(a)State the name given to the structure of the limbs observed by the students.
Answer
-Pentadactyl structures/limb
(b)Name the type of evolution illustrated by the structure of the limbs observed.
-Divergent evolution
(c)What evidence of evolution is illustrated by the limbs?
-Comparative anatomy
(d)State the significance of the type of evolution illustrated by the limbs.
-Show that divergent forms have a single ancestry/ common embryonic origin but are modified to perform different functions to allow organisms exploit different environment.