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Now, let us sit back, review the workings of the cilium, and consider what it implies. Cilia are composed of at least a half dozen proteins: alpha-tubulin, beta-tubulin, dynein, nexin, spoke protein, and a central bridge protein. These combine to perform one task, ciliary motion, and all of these proteins must be present for the cilium to function. If the tubulins are absent, then there are no filaments to slide; if the dynein is missing, then the cilium remains rigid and motionless; if nexin or the other connecting proteins are missing, then the axoneme falls apart when the filaments slide. What we see in the cilium, then, is not just profound complexity, but also irreducible complexity on the molecular scale. Recall that by "irreducible complexity" we mean an apparatus that requires several distinct components for the whole to work. A mousetrap must have a base, hammer, spring, catch, and holding bar, all working together, in order to function. Similarly, the cilium, as it is constituted, must have the sliding filaments, connecting proteins, and motor proteins for function to occur. In the absence of any one of those components, the apparatus is useless
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∙ 11y agoit is microscopic and hair like, and its used to help with he movement of cells
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Which structures are not found in prokaryotes cells?
nuclei
Where does cilliated tissues located?
Ciliated tissues are composed of cells containing cilia. Cilia or singular cilium are found in many tissues for examples ciliated cells are found in our lining of nose and ear and aswell as throat.
What is the plural for cilia?
A cilium
What is an axoneme?
An axoneme is a bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra microtubles connecting the others if the cilium is motile.
Comparing cells size and shape are related to?
comparing cells size and shape relate to fruction
Which structures are not found in prokaryotes cells?
nuclei
What is the singular form of the word cilia?
Singular form for cilia is cilium. Cilium is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells. In Latin cilium means eyelash.
What is the function of the flagellum or ciliaof protozoa and where would these organisms live?
The function of flagellum and cilium is locomotion.
What organell do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
Centrioles, acrosome (only in sperm), cilium is rare in plants.
What is hairlike projections on the outside of the cells?
Cilia (singular cilium). Unless you mean the outside of epidermal leaf cells, in which case they are trichomes.
When was Spodoptera cilium created?
Spodoptera cilium was created in 1852.
What does cilium do?
cilium helps in swimming locomotion. they are seen in protozoans like vorticella, paramecium
What do cilium's do?
cilium helps in swimming locomotion. they are seen in protozoans like vorticella, paramecium
What is the function of T-cells?
this is my question what is the function of t-cells?
What word can I make with the letters l you i m i c?
Those letters spell CILIUM, a word for the small, hairlike structures on the surface of some cells.
What are two cell appendages that help the cells move?
flagella or cilia, but they can also move by cytoplasmic streaming
What does ''specialization of cell '' mean?
when cells are designed to do a specific function
