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What is the structure of th tail of the sperm?
Similar to flagella .
Why is a computer mouse like flagella in a cell?
The round shape of the mouse and the wire coming out of one end is similar in shape to a cell with a single set of cilia/flagella.
What is a analogy for cilia and flagella?
Cilia and flagella can be analogized to oars on a boat. Like oars, they both have a similar structure and function of propelling cells through their environment.
Is the flagella in the animal cell or the plant cell?
Generally neither. Plant cells to not have flagella and, apart from sperm, neither do animal cells. Flaglla are more characteristic of bacteria and protists.
What is threadlike projections that are similar to tails and allow an organism to move?
Flagella are threadlike projections that act like tails and enable certain single-celled organisms to swim through liquids.
What is a function of flagella?
A flagellum is similar to a tail, but on a cell. It aids the cell in movement.Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells can have flagella, and they can have differences such as protein compsition, structure and mechanism of propulsion.The most obvious example of a eukaryotic cell with flagella is the sperm cell, which it has for clear reasons.Trivia!:The word flagellum is also the latin word for whip!
How are flagella similar to cilia in structure and function?
They are used for cell movement.
Does the Clostridium tetani have a flagella?
No, Clostridium tetani does not have flagella. It is a motile bacterium but it moves through peritrichous flagella-like structures called axial filaments or endoflagella, rather than the typical external flagella.
What type of animal have flagella?
Unicellular organisms: some bacteria, spermatozoa. I think also diatoms and similar planktonic fauna.
Cilia and flagella are most similar in?
Cilia and flagella are most similar in their structure and function as both are hair-like structures found on cells that are involved in movement. They both contain microtubules arranged in a 9+2 pattern and use a whip-like motion for movement.
What is plural for flagella?
Flagella is the plural form of flagellum.
Do protista have a flagella?
Yes, protista do have flagella.
