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a whip like tail that sprouts at the end of bacteria and it helps bacteria to move in a random way.
The bacterial flagellum is made up of the protein flagellin. Its shape is a 20 nanometer-thick blank tube. It is helical and has a acute bend just outside the outer membrane; this "hook" allows the center of the helix to point directly away from the cell. A shaft runs between the hook and the basal body, passing through protein rings in the cell's membrane that act as bearings. Gram-positive organisms have 2 of these basal body rings, one in the peptidoglycan layer and one in the plasma membrane. Gram-negative organisms have 4 such rings: the L ringassociates with the lipopolysaccharides, the P ring associates with peptidoglycan layer, and the M ring is embedded in the plasma membrane, and the S ring is directly attached to the plasma membrane. The filament ends with a capping protein
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What is the whip-like tail called?
Flagella. Flagella Flagellum (flagella is the plural form) flagella
These are singular relatively long whiplike organelles that many unicellular organisms use for motion?
Cilia and flagella.
In wet mount preparations is it possible to see eukaryotic flagella procaryotic flagella why?
In wet mount preparations, is it possible to see eukaryotic flagella? prokaryotic flagella
How do flagella move?
Flagella move by flicking like little whips or by pulling themselves. Smooth flagella move by flicking and hairy flagella move by pulling.
What is plural for flagella?
Flagella is the plural form of flagellum.
What is the whip-like tail called?
Flagella. Flagella Flagellum (flagella is the plural form) flagella
What is prokaryotic cell movement attributed to?
cilia and flagella
Do eukaryotic cells contain flagella?
They have flagella with 9+2 structure.Bacterial flagella differs from it
Do protista have a flagella?
Yes, protista do have flagella.
What is the locomotory organ of euglena?
Flagella
What protist uses flagella?
No protists ure a flagella because only animal cells have a flagella.
Archaebacteria use what to move?
they use there but to push then they blow a bomb
These are singular relatively long whiplike organelles that many unicellular organisms use for motion?
Cilia and flagella.
In wet mount preparations is it possible to see eukaryotic flagella procaryotic flagella why?
In wet mount preparations, is it possible to see eukaryotic flagella? prokaryotic flagella
How do flagella move?
Flagella move by flicking like little whips or by pulling themselves. Smooth flagella move by flicking and hairy flagella move by pulling.
Is flagella your feet?
NO, flagella is tiny organelles on cells. The tail of sperm and even bacteria has flagella, though.
What color is flagella?
Flagella are usually the color of the cell.
