NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2008

  • question_answer
    Which one of the following pair of items correctly belongs to the category of organs mentioned against it?

    A) Thorn of                               ? Analogous organs Bougainvillea   and tendrils of Cucurbita

    B) Nictitating                           ? Vestigial organs membrane and blind spot in human eye

    C) Nephridia                            ? Excretory organs of earthworm and Malpighian tubules of cockroach

    D) Wings of honey bee       ? Homologous organs and wings of crow

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    In annelids like Nereis, earthworm, leech etc the tubular coiled structures called nephridia are excretory organs. In phylum-Arthropoda, insects, centipedes, millipedes and arachnids possess Malpighian tubules as their principal excretory organ. Analogous organs have almost similar appearance and perform the same function but develop in totally different groups and are totally different in their basic structure and developmental- origin, eg, wings of butterfly, birds, bats. The homologous organs have common origin perform varied functions and have different appearance, eg, thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita. Vestigial organs are Useless remnants, which might have been large and functional in the ancestors, eg, nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, etc.


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