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The wings of crow and those of cockroach are

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a

analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution

b

homologous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution

c

homologous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution

d

analogous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution

answer is B.

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Wings of insects (e.g., butterfly and cockroach) and of birds (e.g., crow) look alike. They are not anatomically similar structures though they perform similar functions. They  are analogous structures which are a result of convergent evolution - different structures evolving for the same function and hence having similarity.

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