If you were going to use morphology, which of these animals would you think is most related to a hawk: a shark, a bat, or an alligator? Explain what morphological criteria you used to make your choice.

Hi, In my opinion, bat will be the most closely related to hawk.

This is because, when we consider the photo of a bat and a hawk, we notice the similarities like:-

• Wings- They have nearly the same short wings decreasing the area of contact with air and enabling higher flight area.

• Presence of small snouted beak-like structure and presence of less or more similar color.

• Both live in trees and are normally not companiable with humans.

• Hawks and bats are both having a similar anatomy, not body, I meant that they have similar positioning of organs like stomach, pancreas etc.

• They have the sense of locating prey miles away, enabling easier locating of food.

Hope this helps...

{ Answered by Benjemin }