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The primary function of cilia is that of movement. They can be found on bacteria, microscopic organisms and even in the human digestive and reproductive systems.

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Is cilia found in plant cells?

No. Cilia are not found in plant cells.


What is the digestive system for phylum porifera?

Sponges have a cavity lined with specialized cells that absorb the food that enters or is swept in by cilia. Not very complex.


Do plant cells have cilia?

No they do not, they don't have flagellum either.


How are cilia cells different to a simple cell?

Cilia cells are specialized cells that have hair-like structures called cilia that aid in movement or sensing stimuli. Simple cells do not have cilia and are basic cells that perform general functions within the body. Cilia cells are more complex and have specific functions related to moving substances or detecting signals.


Is cilia found in both plant and animal cells?

Most plant cells have neither flagellum nor cilium but in some cases there are exceptions. For example, the cycads have some cells with cilia and flagella. In particular, sperm cells have a flagella.


What does cilia eat?

They absorb dead organisms as food


What do guard cells have the ability to absorb from the leaf?

water


In planaria specialized cells with beating tufts of cilia that draw water through pores to the outside of the worm's body?

flame cells


What the plant cells called that absorb water and swell up by absorbing water?

The plant cells that absorb water and swell up are called parenchyma cells. These cells have thin cell walls and can expand to store water, aiding in plant support and growth.


Specialized cells with beating tufts of cilia that draw water through pores to the outside of the worm's body?

Flame cells are in planarians. They are specialized cells with beating tufts of cilia that draw water through pores to the outside of the worm's body.


What cell has cilia in it?

Many bacterias and some eukaryotic cells have cilia.


Is a cilia a microorganism?

No. Cilia are hairlike structures found on some cells.