(a) Classify the following as homologous or analogous pairs:
(i) Broccoli and cabbage
(ii) Ginger and radish(iii) Forelimbs of birds and lizard
(iv) Wings of a bat and wings of a bird
(b) State the main feature that categorises a given pair of organs as homologous or analogous. (2020)

(a) (i) Broccoli and cabbage – Homologous organs
(ii) Ginger and radish – Analogous organs
(iii) Forelimbs of birds and lizards – Homologous organs
(iv) Wings of a bat and wings of a bird – Analogous organs

(b) Homologous organs have the same fundamental structure but different in function

Analogous organs have different internal structures but similar functions.

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