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It is because the cilia and flagella are a hairlike shape, and they can move either swiftly like a whip or stiffly like the oar of a ship that they are useful. They are capable of movement and they can act as sweepers, like in our respiratory tract, maintaining our lung health; or give sperm movement.
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Flagella are longer and more numerous than cilia?
Np, they are less numerous then cilia
What are cilia and flagella made up of?
They are composed of microtubules in a "9 + 2" array, similar to centrioles but with two additional microtubules in the center.
Is flagella longer and more numerous than cilia?
False. They are less numerous.
What is the flagella and cilia?
Cilia and flagella are both hair-like structures that extend from the surface of the cell, where they assist in movement.Cilia are short and more numerous than the longer flagella. They both have a membrane on their outer surface and have an internal structure of nine pairs of microtubules around two central tubules.Sources:Postlethwait, John H., and Janet L. Hopson. Modern Biology. Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2009. Print.
What is the locomotory organ in euglena?
flagella
What is prokaryotic cell movement attributed to?
cilia and flagella
Does flagella or cilia have a membrane?
If you are talking about the flagella and cilia separately, neither do.
What structures allow for cell movement?
Cilia and flagella
Blepharisma have cilia or flagella?
cilia
Is the Stentor a Cilia or Flagella?
Cilia
How do protozoans move'?
Protozoans move with the help Pseudopodia, cilia and flagella. Pseudopodia - Amoeba Cilia - Paramaecium Flagella - Euglena
Is cilia longer than flagella?
No itis not. Flagella are longer than cilia
How do the cilia and flagella of protists differ from those of bacteria?
Bacteria only have cilia while protists have both cilia and flagella.
What is the organ of locomotion of a ciliate protozoa?
== == They depend on the kind of protozoan. Possibilities are flagella (flagellum singular), cilia, or a pseudopod. == == == ==
What three organelles enable eukaryotic cells to move?
Flagella, Cilia. and Microtubules / Microfilaments
Cilia and flagella are cell surfaces structed adapted from what?
Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are cell surfaceprojections familiar to ....
What has the author Peter Satir written?
Peter Satir has written: 'Structure and function in cilia and flagella' -- subject(s): Cilia and ciliary motion, Flagella (Microbiology), Protoplasm 'Cilia and related organelles' -- subject(s): Cilia and ciliary motion 'Structure and function in cilia and flagella' -- subject(s): Anatomy, Flagella (Microbiology), Cilia and ciliary motion, Coelenterata
