EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Most motile bacteria move by means of flagella. The structures and pattern of movement of prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella are different. Eukaryotes have one to many flagella, which move in a characteristic whiplike manner.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flagellum is primarily a motility organelle that enables movement and chemotaxis. Bacteria can have one flagellum or several, and they can be either polar (one or several flagella at one spot) or peritrichous (several flagella all over the bacterium).

Detailed explanation-3: -Flagella have a primary function in cell locomotion. They are found on single cell eukaryotes and on spermatozoa, which each possess a single flagellum 70 m long.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flagella are primarily used for cell movement and are found in prokaryotes as well as some eukaryotes. The prokaryotic flagellum spins, creating forward movement by a corkscrew shaped filament. A prokaryote can have one or several flagella, localized to one pole or spread out around the cell.