The diagram shows a type of extinct species, pterosaur, a bat, and a type of bird, a cormorant. All three organisms have wings that look and work alike but were not evolved from a common ancestor. Which term is used to describe body structures that look alike and serve a similar function but are not descended from a common ancestor?











A) Analogous structures


B) Vestigial structures


C) Evolutionary features


D) Homologous structures