Why Do Cilia and Flagella Bend

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why do cilia and flagella bend?

• A)conformational changes in ATP thrust microtubules laterally
• B)due to a motor protein called radial spokes
• C)because of the quick inward movements of water by osmosis
• D)as a result of a motor protein called dynein
• E)because of assembly and disassembly of actin monomers

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