Question

Which organism do you think is most closely related to a human? Why?
Which organisms have five "fingers"?
Describe the similarities and differences between a bat's wing and a bird's wing.
Which animal's forelimb would you expect a dolphin's flipper to most closely resemble? Why?
What does this activity tell you about the relationship between these six organisms?

Answer 1

1. Apes, due to similarities in homologous structures, embryology, DNA sequences and Amino acid positioning, etc.

Answer 2

2. Again apes, all other mammals

Answer 3

3.similarity-in their homology or anatomy or structure differences-in their analogy,or physiology, or complex functioning

Answer 4

4.whale flipper - similarities in: common ancestor, homology

Answer 5

5. Not sure what the organisms are, but you could say that they all evolved from a common ancestor and have some similar traits and DNA sequencing due to similarities in homology.