Question

Short, hairlike structures used only by eukaryotic cells for movement are called ________

Answer 1

Short, hairlike structures used only by eukaryotic cells for movement are called cilia. Cilia are structures that stretches outward from the surface of many animal cells. They are mainly responsible for the movement of the cell or of fluids on the cell surface. Cilia are divided into two types which are motile and non-motile.