Flagella and Cilia

Flagella are quite long, are usually not numerous, and are found on one-celled protistans and animal sperm cells.

Cilia are shorter and more numerous and can provide locomotion for free-living cells or may move surrounding water and particles if the ciliated cell is anchored.

Both of these extensions of the plasma membrane have a 9 + 2 cross-sectional array (arising from centrioles) and are useful in propulsion.

This animation (Audio - Important) describes the structure of flagellae.

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