Question

Which of the following is not a difference between cilia and flagella?

(a) Cilia is short hairlike; flagella is long thread-like

(b) Nexin present in cilia; Nexin absent in flagella

(c) Axoneme present in cilia; Axoneme absent in flagella

(d) Rapid rotational motion of Flagella; Sweeping slow movement of cilia

The question was asked during a job interview.

My enquiry is from Two Fundamentally Different Classes of Cells in division Introduction to Cell of Cell Biology

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Axoneme present in cilia; Axoneme absent in flagella

The best I can explain: Inside both cilia and flagella, is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton called axoneme. Axoneme is the central strand of either a cilium or flagellum which is composed of an array of microtubules. Microtubules are arranged in nine pairs around two central microtubule (9+2 combination).