What is cilia?
Cilia:1:a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms; 2:any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
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A short, hair-like appendage, normally...numbers on those cells that have any at all. Cilia have a microtubular skeletal structure
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Cilia are tiny, hairlike structures on the outside of some cells, providing mobility. Thanks for asking ChaCha!
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Cilia is a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe. Thank you for using ChaCha today!!! Keep ChaCha-ing 24/7!
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Cilia are minute hairlike organelles. I really hope I'm helping out with your homework. ChaCha!
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Cilia is minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells. ChaCha on!
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