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

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The wings of bats and birds are an example of convergent evolution, meaning that they evolved independently but ended up with similar features due to similar selective pressures (in this case, the need for flight).

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