Compare the composition, structure, and function of cilia and flagella

What will be an ideal response?


Microtubules serve as the working parts of two types of cell extensions called cilia (singular, cilium) and flagella (singular, flagellum). Ciliaare numerous, short extensions on a cell that move with the back-and-forth motion of oars. A flagellumresembles a whip and moves in an undulating manner. Cilia and flagella differ in length, number per cell, and pattern of movement. Nevertheless, they have a similar arrangement of microtubules at their core, which consists of nine pairs of microtubules arranged in a ring with two microtubules at the center.

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An organism that can be regenerated by somatic cells is called multipotent

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If a cell normally has 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would each of its four daughter cells have after meiosis?

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The enzyme that works in conjunction with ATP to produce bioluminescence is called ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The site where the two original DNA strands separate and active replication occurs is called the

A. replisome. B. lagging strand. C. replication fork. D. sliding clamp subunit. E. primosome.

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