The wings of bats and birds are ____

a. homologous because their common ancestor had wings
b. not homologous because their similar internal bone structure evolved independently as an adaptation for flight
c. homologous because they are adapted for the same function
d. homologous because they have similar internal bone structure inherited from a common ancestor
e. not homologous because wings evolved from different ancestral organs in birds and bats


ANSWER: d

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