Bats and hummingbirds both have wings and can fly This is du

Bats and hummingbirds both have wings and can fly. This is due to__________. a. convergent evolution b. co-evolution c. co-adaptation d. divergent evolution

Solution

The answer is \"Convergent evolution\".

Birds and bat wings are analogous in nature. This means that both have seperate evolutionary origins but resemble superficially because they both have experienced similar natural selection that has shaped them to fly. Such analogies are the result of convergent evolution.

In early times, the hummingbirds had long and thin beaks through which they were better guided to flowers with similarly narrow shapes. Whereas, the much larger bats were in better contact with flowers that had wider openings. Since in the reverse process, lots of pollen dropped to the ground, this made them fly probably in different angles. Thus, there was definitely some degree of simultaneous evolution; so we now see that flower visiting bats and birds have longer snouts than other bats and birds.