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Flagella - class-XI

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Basal body is associated with the development of

  1. Cilia and flagella

  2. Cell plate

  3. Phragmoplast

  4. Kinetochore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Basal bodies/ basal granules/ kinetosomes/ blepharoplasts are the micro-cylinders that lie below the plasmalemma at the base of flagella or cilia. Cilia and flagella are vibratile hair like narrow protoplasmic processes present on the free surface of the cell which are connected with motility. Each one is made up of four parts: basal body, rootlets, basal plate and shaft.

Which of the following statements regarding cilia is not correct?

  1. Microtubules of cilia are composed of tubulin.

  2. Cilia contain an outer ring of nine double microtubules surrounding two single microtubules.

  3. The organised beating of cilia is controlled by fluxes of Ca$^{2+}$ across the membrane.

  4. Cilia are hair-like cellular appendages.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The shaft of cilia and flagella consists of an external sheath, semi fluid matrix and an axoneme. Axoneme has 9+2 fibrillar arrangement, comprising of nine peripheral doublet microtubule fibrils and two central singlet microtubule fibrils, central sheath, linkers and spokes. Certain flagella possess lateral hairs called flimmer filaments. Such flagella are called tinsel Flagella.

Flagella devoid of flimmers are called smooth or whiplash flagella. The cilia function like an oar. They have a power or effective stroke which pushes the fluid in one direction with a jerk while the cell is pulled in the opposite direction. This movement does not depends on calcium ion flux.

Select the incorrect statement.

  1. Flagella are comparatively longer than cilia & responsible for cell movement.

  2. The prokaryotic flagella are functionally different from eukaryotic flagella.

  3. The axoneme of cilia usually has nine peripheral doublets of microtubules.

  4. Centrioles form the basal body of eukaryotic cilia flagella.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella are different in the structure but their function is similar as they are used for the locomotion in prokaryotes while in gametes of eukaryotes are also used for movement.

So the correct option is 'The prokaryotic flagella are functionally different from eukaryotic flagella.'

The principal protein of cilia and flagella is

  1. Tubulin

  2. Albumin

  3. Globulin

  4. Gliadin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The cytoskeletal structures are of three types : microtubules (made of tubulin protein), microfilaments (made of actin protein) and intermediate fibres (made of keratin protein). 

Microtubules are basic structures of spindle apparatus, centrioles, basal bodies, cilia and flagella.

In eukaryotic flagella, membrane bound central part is termed as?

  1. Shaft

  2. Central sheath

  3. Axonema

  4. Spoke


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Inside cilia and flagella is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton called the axoneme. The axoneme of primary cilia typically has a ring of nine outer microtubule doublets (called a 9+0 axoneme), and the axoneme of a motile cilium has two central microtubules in addition to the nine outer doublets (called a 9+2 axoneme). The axonemal cytoskeleton acts as a scaffolding for various protein complexes and provides binding sites for molecular motor proteins such as kinesin II, that help carry proteins up and down the microtubules.


So the correct option is 'Axoneme'.

Read the following statements:
(i) Cilia and flagella work like oars
(ii) Cilia are relatively longer than flagella
(iii) Prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella are structurally similar
(iv) Cilia and flagella are covered with plasma membrane in eukaryotes
(v) The core of cilia/flagella is called axoneme which has nine pairs of doublets or radially arranged peripheral microtubules and a pair of centrally located microtubules.
How many of the given statements are correct?

  1. Three

  2. Two

  3. Four

  4. Five


Correct Option: A

Flagella are composed of

  1. $9$ pairs of mictotubules syrrounding a central pair of microtubules

  2. $9$ pairs of microtubules surrounding a single central microtubule

  3. $9$ microtubules surrounding a central pair of microtubules

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) regarding cilia and flagella of eukaryotic cells.
Both the cilium and flagellum emerge from basal bodies.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A basal body can be defined as a protein structure which is found at the base of a eukaryotic undulipodium (cilia or flagella).
  • It acts as a nucleation site for the growth of the axoneme microtubules.
  • The basal bodies undergo a transition to form the cytoskeletal structure present in cilia or flagella called the axoneme.
  • So the correct answer is 'True'.

Which of the following type of movement are seen in human body?
A. Amoeboid     B. Ciliary     C. Flagellar     D. Muscular

  1. A, b and c

  2. A, b and d

  3. A, c and d

  4. A, b, c and d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A human body has a different type of cells which shows different types of movements at different places in the body.

These movements include:-
  • Amoeboid movement, for example, white blood cells show this type of movement. 
  • Ciliary in the respiratory tract, 
  • Muscular is the most common type of movement for both voluntary and involuntary movements.
So the correct answer is 'Amoeboid, Ciliary and muscular'.

Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) regarding cilia and flagella of eukaryotic cells.
A cilium or a flagellum is not covered with plasma membrane.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Cilia or flagella can be defined as projections from the cell which are made up of microtubules.
  • It consists of a central core (two microtubules) that is surrounded by an outer ring of nine pairs of microtubules (9+2 arrangement).
  • The outer ring of microtubules is surrounded by an extension of the cell membrane.
So the correct answer is 'False'.

Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) regarding cilia and flagella of eukaryotic cells.
The axoneme usually has nine pairs of triplets of radially arranged peripheral microtubules.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Axoneme refers to the cytoskeletal structure which forms the central strand of a cilium or a flagellum.
  • It is composed of an array of microtubules which typically consists of nine pairs of doublet around two single central ones.
So the correct answer is 'False'.

What is common between a Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic flagella?

  1. Same structure

  2. Both are used for locomotion

  3. Composed of same proteins

  4. Both are extension of cell membrane


Correct Option: B

ATP powers the movement of cilia and flagella in eukaryotic cell. These ATP molecules are hydrolysed into ADP+Ip in cilia and flagella by the activity

  1. Nexin protein

  2. Dynein protein

  3. Myosin of muscles

  4. Flagellin protein


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Movement of cilia and flagella in a eukaryotic cell is powered by ATP and these ATP molecules are hydrolysed into ADP+Pi in cilia and flagella by the activation of dynein protein
Nexin protein is found in cilia and flagella and it prevents microtubules from moving
Myosin of muscles- It is found in animals

Flagellin protein is found in flagella and it made up the structure of it.
so correct answer is  ' Dynein protein ' 

The obilique and parallely arranged strips which are responsible for metaboly are present in

  1. Flagella

  2. Paraflagellar body

  3. Cytoplasm

  4. Pellicle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The body of euglenoids are covered by a thin pellicle, that has oblique but parallelly arranged stripes. It provides it the flexibility to cause temporary changes in body shape. The pellicle strips slide over one another to help in metabolic. So, the correct option is 'Pellicle'.

Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) regarding cilia and flagella of eukaryotic cells.
Cilia are small structures which work like oars, causing the movement of the surrounding fluid.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A cilium is an organelle found on eukaryotic cells and are slender, small protuberances that project from the much larger cell body.
  • It works like oars, causing the movement of the surrounding fluid. They are primarily responsible for locomotion, either of the cell itself or of fluids on the cell surface.
  • Hence Cilia are small structures which work like oars, causing the movement of the surrounding fluid is a True statement.
  • So, the correct answer is 'True'.

The flagella of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in

  1. Microtubular organization and function.

  2. Type of movement and placement in cell.

  3. Location in cell and mode of functioning.

  4. Microtubular organization and type of movement.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Flagella are long, whip-like projection or appendages of cells used in motility. These are made up of microtubules (long, slender, protein tubes) and help propel cells and organisms in a whip-like motion. These are organelles defined by function rather than structure. There are large differences between different types of flagella pf prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The flagella differ greatly in protein composition, structure, and mechanism of propulsion. 
The flagellum of eukaryotes usually moves with an S motion and is surrounded by cell membrane. 

Rhizoplasts or rootlets, are the part of which of the following structure?

  1. Centriole

  2. Root hairs

  3. Ciliary apparatus

  4. Spindle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rhizoplast is a fibril which is a connecting link between blepharoplast, with the nucleus in flagellated cells or organisms. It is a striated contractile structure attached to the basal region of the cilium in a variety of ciliates and flagellates. Many regulate the flagellar beat pattern, and is sensitive to calcium concentration. They are composed of a 20 kD protein, rather similar to spasmin. The ciliary rootlet or rhizoplast, is a cytoskeleton-like structure that originates from the basal body at the proximal end of a cilium. It extends proximally toward the cell nucleus. Rootlets are typically 80-100 nm in diameter and contain cross stria distributed at regular intervals of approximately 55-70 nm. 


So, the correct answer is option C.

The cilia and flagella arise from

  1. Basal bodies

  2. Basal granules

  3. Blepharoplasts

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A basal body (synonymous with basal granule, kinetosome and in older cytological literature with blepharoplast) is an organelle formed from a centriole, and a short cylindrical array of microtubules. It is found at the base of a eukaryotic undulipodium (cilium or flagellum) and serves as a nucleation site for the growth of the axoneme microtubules. Centrioles, from which basal bodies are derived, act as anchoring sites for proteins that in turn anchor microtubules within centrosomes, and are known as the microtubule organizing center (MTOC).

Cartwheel structure is shown by

  1. Flagella

  2. Cilia

  3. Centriole

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Centrosome is composed of two centrioles lying at right angles to each other. Each centriole has a cartwheel constitution. There is a whorl of nine peripheral triplet fibres of tubulin tilted at an angle of 40 degrees. In cilia and flagella also the cartwheel structure is present but the fibrils have 9+2 arrangement- peripheral doublet fibrils are tilted at an angle of 10 degrees.

The cilia and flagella both have

  1. 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules.

  2. Protective structure of cells.

  3. Only present in protozoa animals.

  4. Only outgrowth structure of cytoplasm.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A cilium is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Cilia are slender protuberances that project from the much larger cell body. Inside cilia and flagella, is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton called the axoneme. The axoneme of primary cilia typically has a ring of nine outer microtubule doublets (called a 9+0 axoneme) and the axoneme of a motile cilium has two central microtubule singlets in addition to the nine outer doublets (called a 9+2 axoneme). A flagellum is a lash-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Flagella also has 9+2 arrangement of microtubules. They both contains inner growth along with outer growth of cytoplasm. They both are not the protective structures.

Tubulin binds colchicine and which of the following, at different binding sites?

  1. Vincristin

  2. Vinblastin

  3. Actin

  4. All the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vincristin and Vinblastin are important anti cancer drugs, isolated from Althea rosea. These drugs inhibit spindle formation and thus arrest uncontrolled division of cancer cells. Tubulin are important cytoskeletal elements. Actin, Myosin are important for cellular movements. Motor proteins utilizing the cytoskeleton for movement fall into two categories based on their substrates: Actin motors such as myosin move along microfilaments through interaction with actin

Which of the following statements regarding cilia is not correct?

  1. Cilia contain an outer of nine doublet microtubules surrounding two single microtubules.

  2. The organized beating of cilia is controlled by fluxes of Ca$^{2+}$ across the membrane.

  3. Cilia are hair-like cellular appendages.

  4. Microtubules of cilia are composed of tubulin.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cilium is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells and are hair-like appendages. Inside cilia, is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton called the axoneme. The axoneme of cilia has a ring of nine outer microtubule doublets and two central microtubule singlets in addition to the nine outer doublets, called 9+2 axoneme.
The organized beating of cilia, however, are produced by controlled sliding of outer doublet microtubules.

Which of the cilia protein is analogous to myosin of muscles?

  1. Tubulin

  2. Dynein

  3. Flagellin

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dynein forms an integral part of cilia. It is a motor protein which converts the chemical energy contained in ATP into the mechanical energy of movement. Dynein transports various cellular cargo by "walking" along cytoskeletal microtubules towards the minus-end of the microtubule, which is usually oriented towards the cell center. 

Axonemal dynein causes sliding of microtubules in the axonemes of cilia and flagella and is found only in cells that have those structures. There are parallels between the sliding filaments of skeletal muscle myosin and the sliding microtubules of cilia. Both are powered by ATP. Both motors dynein in cilia, myosin in skeletal muscle are ATPases. Both are regulated by calcium ions. 

Pattern of organisation of eukaryotic cilia and flagella is

  1. 9 + 0

  2. 9 + 1

  3. 9 + 2

  4. 9 + 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Cilia and flagella are cellular projections which are covered by an extension of the plasma membrane. 
  • They both have similar internal structures and are made up of microtubules.
  • The microtubule arrangement within cilia and flagella is 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules.
  • It contains nine fused pairs of microtubules on the outer side of a cylinder and the two unfused microtubules at the centre.
  • So, the correct answer is '9 + 2'.

9 + 0 arrangement is found in

  1. Flagellum

  2. Centriole

  3. Cilium

  4. Spindle fibres


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Centriole- The centrosome is made up of 2 centrioles which are right angled to each other and is composed of a protein known as tubulin.
  • It produces spindle apparatus at the time of cell division.
  • Each centriole has 9 peripheral groups of microtubules (triplet) with no central microtubules thus, this type of arrangement in centriole is called 9+0 pattern.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Centriole'.

Number of dynein arms

  1. Four attached to subfibre B

  2. Two attached to subfibre B

  3. Two attached to subfibre A

  4. Four attached to subfibre A


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Dynein arms refer to the structures that extend clockwise from one tubule of each microtubule (nine doublets) towards the adjacent doublet in the axoneme of cilia or flagella.
  • Each axoneme contains eight or nine dynein heavy chains.
  • The inner and outer dynein arms are two-headed structures which contain two heavy chains each.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Two attached to sub fibre A'.

The presence of cilia, an oral groove and food vacuoles and the absence of chloroplasts in an unicellular organism indicate that the organism carries on

  1. Sexual reproduction

  2. Autotrophic nutrition

  3. Extracellular digestion

  4. Heterotrophic nutrition


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The autotrophic organisms are self feeders that can synthesize the organic compounds using the inorganic substances available in surroundings. Green plants synthesize organic compounds using carbon dioxide and water in presence of sunlight as captured by green pigment chlorophyll. Absence of chlorophyll indicates the heterotrophic mode of nutrition of the organisms wherein they depend on the organic compounds synthesized by other autotrophs. This makes option B incorrect and option D correct. Option A is incorrect as the question is about mode of nutrition; not mode of reproduction. Extracellular digestion refers to secretion of digesting enzymes onto the food present in surroundings followed by intake of digested food via phagocytosis or any other transport mechanism. Cilia are the hair like appandages that help organism to move food into the oral groove which in turn collect and move the food into the cell; the food vacuoles serve to store the food. This makes option C incorrect as presence of cilia, oral groove and food vacuole indicate intracellular digestion. Correct answer is D. 

Cilium or flagellum is structurally bilateral due to presence of

  1. Central sheath

  2. Singlet fibrils

  3. Double bridge

  4. Both B and C.


Correct Option: D

Doublet fibrils of a cilium or flagellum are tilted at an angle of

  1. $5^o$

  2. $10^o$

  3. $15^o$

  4. $20^o$


Correct Option: B

Flagella occur in

  1. Eukaryotic cell

  2. Prokaryotic cell

  3. Viruses

  4. Both A and B.


Correct Option: D

Axoneme with 9+2 microtubular arrangement occurs in

  1. Cilia

  2. Flagella

  3. Both A and B

  4. Centriole


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Axoneme with 9+2 microtubular arrangement occurs in both cilia and flagella.
  • Cilia and flagella are cellular projections which are covered by an extension of the plasma membrane. 
  • They both have similar internal structures and are made up of microtubules.
  • The microtubule arrangement within cilia and flagella is 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules.
  • It contains nine fused pairs of microtubules on the outer side of a cylinder and the two unfused microtubules at the centre.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Tubulin occurs in

  1. Microtubules

  2. Cilia and flagella

  3. Microvilli

  4. Both (A) and (B)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tubulin belongs to the protein superfamily of globular proteins.Alpha and beta tubulins polymerize into microtubules. Microtubules function in many processes like structural support, intracellular transport, and DNA segregation. Microtubules emerge from microtubule organizing center in eukaryotic cells.

Cilia and flagella contain the motor protein dynein and microtubules, in the form of two central and nine doublets surrounding it.Cilia and flagella help in locomotion in unicellular eukaryotes.
Microvilli are cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion.
Therefore option D is correct.

Calcium dependent kinases can control _______________.

  1. Cell cycle activities

  2. DNA replication

  3. Cell surface receptors

  4. Mambrane structure


Correct Option: A

Cilia are

  1. Short, 5-10 $\mu m$

  2. Numerous

  3. With sweeping or pendular movement

  4. All the above.


Correct Option: D

A flagellum beats

  1. Independently, undulatory and asymmetrically

  2. Independently, undulatory and symmetrically

  3. Coordinated, pendular and symmetric

  4. Coordinated, pendular and asymmetric.


Correct Option: B

A cilium beats

  1. Asymmetrically by sweeping action

  2. Symmetrically by sweeping action

  3. Symmetrically by undulatory action

  4. Asymmetrically by undulatory action


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Cilia can be defined as the tiny hair-like projections on the surface of the cell.
  • These hair-like projections help in sweeping mucus, trapped dust and bacteria in the respiratory tracts.
  • It beats asymmetrically by the sweeping action
  • The asymmetrical beating pattern consists of two strokes- effective stroke and recovery stroke.
  • In an effective stroke, the cilia are straight and generate flow in the same direction as its motion.
  • Whereas, in recovery stroke, the cilia bend parallel to the surface and creates relatively weaker backward flow.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Asymmetrically by sweeping action'.

Axoneme is a structure associated with

  1. Golgi bodies

  2. Only cilia

  3. Only flagella

  4. Both cilia and flagella


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Axoneme is the central strand of a cilium or flagellum. It is composed of an array of microtubules, typically in nine pairs around two single central ones.Cilia and flagella is made of the axoneme which is composed of microtubules and their associated proteins.

So, the correct answer is 'D'.

Movement of cilia and flagella is due to presence of

  1. Central sheath

  2. Dynein

  3. Radial spokes

  4. Singlet tubules.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dynein is a family of cytoskeletal motor proteins that move along microtubules in cells. They convert the chemical energy stored in ATP to mechnical work, and hence are involved in movement of cilia and flagella.

So, the correct option is 'Dyenin'.

The movement of the flagellum is regulated by 

  1. Plasma membrane

  2. Nucleus

  3. Basal body

  4. Ribosomes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bacterial flagella are helically shaped structures containing the protein flagellin. The base of the flagellum (the hook) near the cell surface is attached to the basal body enclosed in the cell envelope. The flagellum rotates in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, in a motion similar to that of a propeller. This movement is regultaed by plasma membrane.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Plasma membrane.'

Find the correct statement in relation to flagella: 

  1. Flagella are longer and less in number than cilia.

  2. Flagella usually beat independently.

  3. Arms of subfibril A are made of Nexin protein.

  4. A-B linker is made of dyenin protein.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Flagella are long, numerous hairlike projections from the plasma membrane. Flagella are longer and less in number than cilia. In multicellular organisms, cilia and flagella are the major means of locomotion in prokaryotic cells, both cilia and flagella are composed of microtubles.

So, the correct option is 'Flagella are longer and more in number than cilia'.

The movement of cilia and flagella is due to the presence of _________.

  1. radial spokes

  2. central sheath

  3. singlet micritubules

  4. dyneins


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Groups of dynein molecules responsible for movement in opposite directions are probably activated and inactivated in a coordinated fashion so that the cilia or flagella can move back and forth.

Pili, Fimbriae and flagella

  1. Play a role in motility in bacteria

  2. Are surface structures of bacteria

  3. Play a role in motility in eukaryotic cells

  4. Are elongated tubular structures made of a special phospholipid


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pili, Fimbriae and flagella are structures that are found on the cell wall of the bacteria. These are structures that are made out of cellular components like proteins, for example, Pilli is made up of the protein pilin and flagella is made up of the protein flagellin.

Flagella are longer than both pili and fimbriae. These are a surface structure of the bacteria.
So, the correct option is 'Are surface structures of bacteria'

Arrangement of microtubules in a flagellum and a centriole is _______ and ________ respectively.

  1. $9 + 2$ and $9 + 1$

  2. $9 + 1$ and $9 + 0$

  3. $9 + 0$ and $9 + 2$

  4. $9 + 2$ and $9 + 0$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
A centriole possesses a whorl of nine peripheral fibrils. Fibrils are absent in the centre. The arrangement is, therefore, called $9 + 0$. Flagellum contains an axoneme of a peripheral doublet fibrils and $2$ central singlet fibrils. This arrangement is called $9 + 2$ or $11$ stranded.
So, the correct answer is '9+2 and 9+0'.

Filaments present in flagella/cilia are

  1. Microfibrils

  2. Microtubules

  3. Microfilaments

  4. Microvilli


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Cilia and flagella are small hair-like projections from the cell and are composed of microtubules which are arranged with their positive end at the outer tip of the axoneme.
  • A microtubule is a tubular linear polymer of tubulin protein which is a part of the cytoskeleton that helps to provide structure and shape to the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Microtubules'.

The variation in pattern of 9+2 in cilium or flagellum is shown by 

  1. Flatworm

  2. Eel

  3. Sporozoan protozoan

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The 9+2 arrangement of fibrils is characteristics of eukaryotes being comprised of 9 peripheral doublet and 2 central singlet fibrils. Although the 9 + 2 pattern is the fundamental pattern of virtually all cilia and flagella, the axonemes of certain sporozoan protozoans and some insect sperm show some interesting variations. The spermatozoids of flatworms are also atypical. The eel sperm shows 9+0 arrangement. These atypical cilia and flagella, which are all motile, show that the central pair of singlet microtubules is not necessary for axonemal beating and that fewer than nine outer doublets can sustain motility, but at a lower frequency.

Which of the following statement regarding cilia is not correct?

  1. Cilia contain an outer ring of nine doublet microtubles surrounding two single microtubles.

  2. Cilia is an organelle found in prokaryotes.

  3. Cilia are short, hair-like cellular appendages.

  4. Microtubules of cilia are composed of tubulin.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cilia are short, hair like appendages extending from the surface a living cell. Cilia are found exclusively in the prokaryotes.

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