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Flagella
Flagella are necessary for the active movement of bacterial cells and protozoa. Flagella are single, whip-like structures that propel an organism through an aquatic environment. They use undulatory motions, where the waves of motion start at the base of the flagellum. The size, the volume of the medium, the length, position and width of the flagella on the organism determine the direction and speed propulsion of the cell. There are three different types of flagella movement. They are either planar, oarlike beating, or three dimensional waves.

In the three dimensional wave movement, the flagella whips back and forth. As a result, the organism moves forward in the direction of the flagellum.

The planar waves are mostly asymmetrical, and are on a single plane. The planar waves make the protozoan rotate on it's longitudinal axis. The direction of movement is opposite of the direction of the wave.

The oarlike flagellar movement is the same as......

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