As adaptations for flight,the wings of bats and the wings of birds are an example of
A) a synapomorphy.
B) evolutionary reversal.
C) a monophyly.
D) a paraphyly.
E) convergent evolution.

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The wings of bats and the wings of birds are an example of convergent evolution, where two distantly related species evolve similar structures or traits in response to similar environmental pressures, in this case, the adaptation for flight. This is not a synapomorphy as it is not a shared derived trait in a common ancestor, nor an evolutionary reversal, as both bats and birds evolved flight independently from their ancestors. Monophyly and paraphyly refer to groupings based on evolutionary relationships, and are not relevant to this question.

As Adaptations for Flight,the Wings of Bats and the Wings