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  • ______ are present in large numbers on the surface of the cell.Option: 1 FlagellaOption: 2

______ are present in large numbers on the surface of the cell.

Option: 1

Flagella


Option: 2

Cilia


Option: 3

Fimbriae


Option: 4

All of these


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Flagella and Cilia -

Flagella and Cilia

Cilia and flagella help in movement of the cell. 

Flagella:

  • Flagella are long and hair like structures that extend from the plasma membrane. 
  • They are used for the movement of the entire cell. 
  • A cell usually has a single flagellum or a few flagella. 

Cilia:

  • Cilia are short, hair-like structures that are used to move the entire cell. 
  • Many cilia extend along the entire surface of the cell. 

Structure of Flagella and Cilia:

  • Cilia and flagella have a similar structure made up of microtubules are arranged in a 9 + 2 format. 
  • At the core lie two pairs of microtubules that are encased within 9 pairs of microtubules. 
     

 

 

 

Cilia are relatively shorter cellular appendages that are present over the entire surface of the cells.

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