Describe the function of cilia and flagella?

Answer 1

Cilia are hair like structures which work as a collective to move substances. They are found commonly in the trachea, where they cilia waft the mucus, carrying things such as bacteria or dust, up the trachea, to where it can either be expelled from the body, or swallowed to be destroyed by the stomach acid. Here, they are a part of the immune system, as they help to prevent foreign objects from entering the lungs and causing infection. Cilia are also found in the fallopian tubes of females, where they waft the ovum towards to uterus.

The flagella has two functions. The first is the most obvious; for movement, and the second is that it can be used as a sensory organelle. They are most commonly associated with the sperm cell, which uses its flagella to propel itself forwards, moving it in a whip like motion. The way in which the flagella is used as a sensory organelle is in that they protrude from the main body of the cell, meaning they can test the temperatures and chemical balances in their surroundings.

Answer 2

There are two different ways in which the motion of cilia can function in organisms. The first one is self transportation where they are used by organisms like protists and the other one is moving particles in various body systems like respiratory. .

Answer 3

cilia is tiny hair structures that help the paramecium move.

flagella is tiny hairs the help the volvox move around.

P.S. the little hair like structures are what people consider to as a method of locomotion.

Answer 4

The two ways that cilia can function in organisms is to bring in food or keep things out. The cilia of humans are the eye lashes. They are primarily there to help keep things out of the eyes.