eukaryotes are the type of cells that have cilia and flagella.
what type of cells have cilia and flagella?
eukaryotes
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a cilium (; the plural is cilia) is an organelle found on eukaryotic cells and are slender protuberances that project from the much larger cell body.





















































there are two types of cilia: "motile" cilia and "non-motile", or "primary", cilia, which typically serve as sensory organelles. in eukaryotes, motile cilia and flagella together make up a group of organelles known as undulipodia.





















































eukaryotic cilia are structurally identical to eukaryotic flagella, although distinctions are sometimes made according to function and/or length. biologists have various ideas about how the various flagella may have evolved.





















































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cilium
in nine triplet sets (star-shaped), they form the centrioles, and in nine doublets oriented about two additional microtubules (wheel-shaped), they form cilia and flagella. the latter formation is commonly referred to as a "9+2" arrangement, wherein each doublet is connected to another by the protein dynein. as both flagella and cilia are structural components of the cell, and are maintained by microtubules, they can be considered part of the cytoskeleton. there are two types of cilia: motile and non-motile cilia. cilia are short and more numerous than flagella. the motile cilia have a rhythmic waving or beating motion compared to the non-motile cilia which receive sensory information for the cell; processing signals from the other cells or the fluids surrounding it. additionally, the microtubules control the beating (movement) of the cilia and flagella. also, the dynein arms attached to the microtubules function as the molecular motors. the motion of the cilia and flagella is created by the microtubules sliding past one another, which requires atp.
cytoskeleton