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The difference between cilia and fimbriae is 
 

Option: 1

Fimbriae are more in number


Option: 2

Cilia are more in number
 


Option: 3

Cilia are larger
 


Option: 4

Fimbriae are larger
 


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Pili and Fimbriae

  • Pili and fimbriae are bacterial appendages that are not involved in locomotion.
  • Pili are long, thick, tubular outgrowths that help in attachment of donor cell to a recipient cell and form conjugation tube.
  • Pili consist of a protein called pillin.
  • Fimbriae are short and narrower outgrowth that take part in adhesion of bacteria to solid surfaces.

Cilia

- They are smaller and numerous in number.

- Cilia helps in locomotion in unicellular organisms.

- They are found in eukaryotic cells. 

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