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Eukaryotic Cells - Cilia and Flagella

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CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Cilia and Flagella

  • Meaning - Hair-like outgrowths of the cell membrane found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
  • Difference - Cilia are shorter and work like oars to move the surrounding fluid. Flagella are longer and are responsible for cell movement.
  • Structure - Covered with plasma membrane; core is called axoneme with a 9+2 arrangement (9 doublets of peripheral microtubules + 1 pair of central microtubules).
  • Origin - Both cilia and flagella emerge from centriole-like structures called basal bodies.
  • Function - Critical for cellular motility and fluid movement in various organisms.

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