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classify the characteristics of the centrioles, cilia, and flagella. centrioles blank box cilia blank box flagella blank box each cell has a pair of these; multiple short, hairlike structures found along the outside of a cell; they are involved in cellular division; line a womans uterus to assist with movement of the ovum; assist cells that line the respiratory tract with keeping the lungs clean
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- Centrioles: Centrioles are cell structures that come in pairs per cell and play a key role in cellular division (like organizing microtubules during mitosis/meiosis). So the characteristics "Each cell has a pair of these" and "They are involved in cellular division" belong to centrioles.
- Cilia: Cilia are multiple, short, hairlike structures on the cell surface. They have functions like moving substances (e.g., lining the uterus to move the ovum, lining the respiratory tract to clean lungs). So "Multiple short, hairlike structures found along the outside of a cell", "Line a woman's uterus to assist with movement of the ovum", and "Assist cells that line the respiratory tract with keeping the lungs clean" belong to cilia.
- Flagella (note: the problem's flagella section is cut off, but typically flagella are long, whip - like structures (usually fewer in number than cilia) for cell movement, e.g., in sperm cells. But based on the given options for the first two, we focus on centrioles and cilia as above).
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- Centrioles:
- Each cell has a pair of these
- They are involved in cellular division
- Cilia:
- Multiple short, hairlike structures found along the outside of a cell
- Line a woman's uterus to assist with movement of the ovum
- Assist cells that line the respiratory tract with keeping the lungs clean