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Cilia are hair like projections.They air in cell movement.

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Are cilia and flagella multicellular organisms?

NO! They are organelles of cells of both multicellular and unicellular organisms.


What are short hair like organelles that can move and may cover a unicellular organism or line the respiratory tract called?

Cilia are short hair-like organelles that can move and are found in unicellular organisms as well as lining the respiratory tract in multicellular organisms. They help with movement, feeding, and defense.


What are short hairlike projections used for locomotion called?

Short hairlike projections that are used for locomotion are called cilia. Cilia are normally found on unicellular organisms and not multicellular organisms.


What is What is the function of cilla?

Cilia moves the liquid past the surface of the cell. For single celled organisms, the cilia also enables them to swim.


Why does the cilia wave about?

Cilia wave about in particular manner to perform some particular function. For example the cilia in your respiratory tract push the foreign particles outwards. Cilia push the egg towards the uterus.


How do unicellular organisms use locomotion?

Cilia (hairlike structures) and Flagella(whip-like tails) help organisms move.


What unicellular cell uses the cilia to move?

Paramecia!


Whipping what back and forth moves unicellular organisms?

Flagella is the tail like structure. the other type is Cilia - the hair like structures surrounding the cell


What is the phylum of vorticella?

I think it is ciliophora i am not to sure!


What system does the cilia belong to?

In unicellular organisms cilia are usually responsible for moving the organism around. In the human lung cilia are responsible for sweeping up the mucus that has collected dust particles and removing it from the lung. They have many other uses in other organisms also.


What are a unicellular swimmers?

Unicellular swimmers are single-celled organisms, such as certain types of algae or protozoa, that are capable of moving through water using structures like flagella or cilia. These organisms can navigate their environment to search for nutrients, avoid predators, or find optimal conditions for survival.


What is a tail-like structure which allows certain unicellular organisms to move?

Ciliates There you go. That is the right answer. For A+ Students<3