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Flagella

Allison Kline Period 5. Flagella. What really is Flagella ?. Pill – shaped Hair – like extensions off the cell membrane Flagella is a kind of cell not a part of a cell. The sperm of many animals, algae, and even ferns. Made of 11 Flagellin Filaments. Varieties of Flagella.

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Flagella

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  1. Allison Kline Period 5 Flagella

  2. What really is Flagella ? • Pill – shaped • Hair – like extensions off the cell membrane • Flagella is a kind of cell not a part of a cell. • The sperm of many animals, algae, and even ferns. • Made of 11 Flagellin Filaments

  3. Varieties of Flagella • Bacterial – helical filament that rotates like a screw. • Archaeal – similar to bacterial but nonhomologus • Eukaryotic – a whip–like structure that lashes back and fourth.

  4. Location • Attached to the cell membrane • Faces outward • Not visible from outside • Spiral shape • Present at the tip of the cell

  5. Flagella Facts • In a large multicell organisms the flagella role is to move fluid past the cell. • Flagella has a propeller motion. • Cilia has a back – and – fourth movement.

  6. Cilia and Flagella Are protrusions from some cells that aid in cellular locomotion

  7. Links www.knowledgerush.com/textbook/chapt www.ibiblio.org/virtualceller3 www.wiki.answers.com/Q/what_does_flagella_do_in_a_cell www.nature.com/nature www.absoluteastronmy.com www.google.com for images www.makebeliefscomix.com for comics

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