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Whipping action is produced by
Option: 1
Cilia

Option: 2
Microcilia

Option: 3
Flagella

Option: 4
All of these

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Flagella and Cilia -

Flagella and Cilia

Cilia and flagella help in movement of the cell.

Difference between Cilia and Flagella

Feature	Cilia	Flagella
Appearance	tiny hair-like structures protruding from the cell body	whip-like extensions that grow outwards from the cell body
Length	significantly shorter; usually 5-6 um long	can extend up to 10 times the cell length. Their length can go up to 1000 um
Thickness	though short, tend to have greater diameter; around 0.3 to 0.5 um thick	around 20-25 nm (0.02 to 0.025 um) thin
Density	present in large numbers on the surface of the cell	less in number
Cell type	fungi (yeast), macrophages (white blood cells), protozoa, and sperm cells, epithelial cells located in the respiratory tract also have cilia	prokaryotic cells
Motion	produce forward and backward vibrations; movements are similar to a paddle stroke	produce a whipping action, which means they have a rotatory behaviour

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Flagella produce a whipping action, which means they have a rotary behaviour

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