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Biology 6.6
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Biology
10th Grade
10/15/2012

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Microtubules
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Straight, hollow tube of proteins that gives rigidity, shape, and organization to a cell.
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Microfilaments
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Solid rod of protein, thinner than a microtubule, that enables a cell to move or change shape.
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Flagella
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Long, thin, whip-like structures, with a core of microtubules, that enable some cells to move.
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Cilia
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Short structures projecting from a cell and containing bundles of microtubules that move a cell through its surroundings or move fluid over the cell's surface.
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