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What is the relationship between microtubles, cilia and flagella?

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What is the relationship between microtubles, cilia and flagella?

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  1. "Microtubule: Straight, hollow cylinders of a diameter of about 25 nm composed of long chains of the protein tubulin. They serve to give a cell shape, aid in cellular motility and are very important in cell division. Microtubules are dynamic and grow and shrink depending on the needs of the cell."

    "Cilia [cilia is actually in plural form] is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Cilia are tail-like projections extending approximately 5–10 micrometers outwards from the cell body.

    There are two types of cilia: motile cilia, which constantly beat in a single direction, and non-motile cilia, which typically serve as sensory organelles."

    "Flagella: A long, whiplike protrusion from the surface of a eukaryotic cell, whose undulations drive the cell through a liquid medium; similar in structure to a cilium in having an internal arrangement of microtubules in a 9 + 2 array. "

    Putting it simply: A microtubule is basically a super small building structure in the shape of a tube for cells. Cilia are those little hair like structures poking out of whatever it is you're looking at, cilia help the cell move around. Some cilia, like the kind in your intestines, suck out the juice out of your food. Flagella is the long tail that some cells have. For example, a sperm has a giant flagella helping it swim.

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