Question

State the difference between flagella and cilia with regard to location and number.

Answer 1

Answer:

Location: Flagella is located at one single point of th body while cilia is present all over the body.

Number: There is only a single flagella present but cilia are numerous in number.

Answer 2

Answer:

Cilia and flagella are two types of locomotory organs mostly present in bacteria.

Flagella are long tubular structures which are present at one end of the bacterial cell.

Cilia are small tubular structures which are present all over the body.

9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules is found in flagella where it is absent in cilia.

Very limited number of flagella are present in single bacterial cell where as Celia are numerous ine number.