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Cilia is plural for cilium, and does not refer to an organism of its own, rather it's a hairlike organelle, identical in structure to flagella (flagellum), the most common use in the human body is to facilitate the female egg as it travels from the fallopian tube to it's next destination. (It creates an "current" if you will, in the liquid that it occupies.)

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Are paramecium multiple-cell organism?

No. They are single cells with cilia. The cilia are short hair-like appendages.


What kind of organism gets food using cilia?

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What is the phylum of cilia?

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How do flagella differ from cilia in eukaryotic cell?

Flagella are long whip like structures that the organism has only one or two of. Cilia are numerous hair like structures that cover most of the organisms surface. Both impart locomotion to the organism.


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Some organisms use cilia


What system does the cilia belong to?

In unicellular organisms cilia are usually responsible for moving the organism around. In the human lung cilia are responsible for sweeping up the mucus that has collected dust particles and removing it from the lung. They have many other uses in other organisms also.


Which organism is correctly matched with the structures it used for locomotion?

That depends on what organism you are talking about. Unfortunately, you did not specify the organism, so the question cannot be answered. Please restate the question, giving more details.


What are the function of cilia in stentor?

cilia in vorticella is usually concetrated around the mouth end of the organism. when vorticella is motile, temporarily, cilia will form around its body and when it is anchord it disappears. cila creates water current to direct food towards its mouth


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Electron microscope.


How do flagella and cilia help protists?

Flagella and cilia aid in motion in protists. At the same time, cilia and flagella beat water back and forth so that it can go through the mouth-like openings of protists for them to pick food particles.


What is the name of the structure used by the organism above for movement?

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