NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL ORGANELLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
short, hair-like. used for movement
A
flagella
B
cilia
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cilia are small, slender, hair-like structures present on the surface of all mammalian cells. They are primitive in nature and could be single or many.

Detailed explanation-2: -flagellum, plural flagella, hairlike structure that acts primarily as an organelle of locomotion in the cells of many living organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tiny hairlike organelles called cilia cover many cells from single-celled microorganisms to mammalian tissue. Motile cilia beat actively generating cilia-driven flows.

Detailed explanation-4: -These tiny hairs wave back and forth, pulling in odor molecules and sending them to the brain for processing. Cilia also aid in moving dust and mucous out of your body, sweeping them from your nose down through the throat and the rest of the GI tract, where they can be flushed out of your system.

Detailed explanation-5: -The function of cilia is to move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia. This process can either result in the cell moving through the water, typical for many single-celled organisms, or in moving water and its contents across the surface of the cell.

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