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Which one of the following pair of items correctly belongs to the category of organs mentioned against it?

(a) Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita - Analogous organs

(b) Nictitating membrane and blind spot in human eye - Vestigial organs

(c) Nephridia of earthworm and Malpighian tubules of cockroach - Excretory organs

(d) Wings of honey bee and wings of crow - Homologous organs

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Correct Option (c) Nephridia of earthworm and Malpighian tubules of cockroach - Excretory organs
Explanation:

In annelids like Nereis, earthworm, leech, etc , the tubular coiled structures called nephridia are excretory organs. In phylum - Arthropoda, insects centipedes, millipedes and arachnides possess Malpighian tubules as their principal excretory organ. Analogous organs have almost similar appearance and perform the same function but develop in totally different groups and are totally different in their basic structure and developmental origin, e.g. wings of butterfly, birds, bats.

The homologous organs have common origin, perform different type of functions and have different appearance, e.g. thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita.

Vestigial organs are useless remnants, which might have been large and functional in the ancestors, e.g nictitating membrane, vermiform appendix, etc.

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