MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

CYTOSKELETON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Motion of flagella is not:
A
Covers freshwater protozoan Colpidium
B
Driving cell in the same direction
C
Snake like
D
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Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are several groups of heterotrophic flagellates in freshwater: choanoflagellates, kinetoplastids, diplomonads, and bicoecids. These are raised to phyla by some authors, while bicoecids are occasionally put with chrysophytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plasmodium are the parasitic protozoan that belongs to phylum Apicomplexa. One of the species of plasmodium causes malaria in humans. They employ its own actin/myosin based for forward motion. It lacks flagella and cilia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes that share some traits with animals. Protozoa can move by flagella, cilia, or pseudopodia, or they may not move at all.

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