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How does cilia work?
Traps microbes and sends them out of the body
How does cilia and pseudopodia work in movement and eating?
i donno
How would you describe the structure of a mollusk's gills?
The gills of bivalves that I have seen, I would describe as looking like a piece of screening covered with cilia.
How do nostrils and cilia work together?
because they have little hair in the nose.
Why does tobacco smoke imobilize cilia?
The heat from smoking is too high for the cilia to live. The heat actually burns the cilia and kills the cell.
What would happen to a mollusk if the cilia on its gills did not work?
The ciliary tracts of gills move strands of mucous with food particles attached to the mouth. From there, the food is moved by cilia to the stomach. So, if the cilia on the gills didn't work, the mollusk would not receive enough (if any) food. It would die of starvation.
What effect does tar have on the cillia?
The tar from the cigarettes sticks to the cilia, the tiny hair-like structures that line the airways in the lungs. The cilia typically acts as little brooms that sweep out harmful dirt - but when cigarette is smoked, the cilia can't work properly because the tar sticks to the cilia and is therefore covered
What is the plural for cilia?
The plural for cilia is still cilia.
Do potato have cilia?
No plants have cilia.
Is the Stentor a Cilia or Flagella?
Stentor is a ciliated protozoan, meaning it has cilia for movement.
What two movement organelles are missing in a cheek cell?
I think they're called flagella and cilia. The flagella work like propellers and the cilia are little moving hairs that let a cell crawl.
Does Balantidium coli have cilia?
Yes, Balantidium coli have cilia. Balantidium coli is a ciliated protozoan parasite that uses its cilia for both motility and feeding.
