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Activity 3 Cells

The document discusses the differences between active and passive transport in cells, as well as the structures and functions of cilia and flagella. Active transport requires cells to expend energy to move substances against a concentration gradient, while passive transport moves substances down a concentration gradient without energy use. Cilia are short, hair-like structures that move substances across a cell surface, while flagella are longer and propel the entire cell.

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The document discusses the differences between active and passive transport in cells, as well as the structures and functions of cilia and flagella. Active transport requires cells to expend energy to move substances against a concentration gradient, while passive transport moves substances down a concentration gradient without energy use. Cilia are short, hair-like structures that move substances across a cell surface, while flagella are longer and propel the entire cell.

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Saint Mary’s University

SCHOOL OF HEALTH and NATURAL SCIENCES


Nursing Department
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Queen Lycka P. Serioza August 24, 2021


BS Nursing 1C

ACTIVITY 3: CELLS
1. Differentiate and Explain both the active and passive transport of cells.
- Cell transport refers to how things move into and out of cells via the cell membrane.
There are two types of cell transport: passive and active. Because it is automated, passive
membrane transfer does not require the cell to expend energy. Diffusion, osmosis, and
facilitated diffusion are examples of passive transport from a higher concentration to a
lower concentration. Active transport cells, on the other hand, require the cell to expend
energy, which is normally in the form of ATP, as it moves from a lower to a greater
concentration. Active transport, secondary active transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis
are all examples of active transport cells.

2. Compare and Contrast the structure and functions of cilia and flagella.
- Cilia are slender, hair-like extensions that protrude from the cell's surface. Almost all
eukaryotic cells include them. They play an important function in the development of
cells and the entire organism. Cilia are particularly active throughout the advancement of
the cell cycle and proliferation. The cilium has a breadth of less than one meter and a
length of one to ten meters. Cilia propel other substances across a cell’s surface where as
a flagellum propels the cell itself, example of these are white blood cells (phagocyte) and
blood vessels (canals). The complex, hair-like filamentous structure that extends across
the cell surface is known as flagella. Flagella are proteins contained in the cell membrane,
similar to flagellin. They are in charge of motility. They can range in size from 5 to 16
meters in length and 12 to 30 nanometers in diameter. Flagella, on the other hand, are a
complex, filamentous structure that extends over the cell surface and supports cell
motility. The only example of a flagellated cell in the human body is the sperm, but
bacteria is another example of flagella. Cilia are microscopic, slender, short hair-like
structures that are present throughout the cell surface and thus enable cell locomotion.
Cilia are only found in eukaryotic cells, and they are shorter. Flagella, on the other hand,
are longer and have fewer (less than 10) members, and they are found in both prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells. Flagella, on the other hand, move in a whip-like, sinusoidal,
undulating, autonomous motion, albeit at a slower pace than cilia. Cilia are involved in
locomotion, aeration (respiration), excretion, circulation, and other processes, whereas
flagella are only involved in locomotion. To summarize, cilia and flagella are the
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells' locomotory structures, but they also perform
physiological processes such as circulation, respiration, movement, and excretion. They
are fundamentally identical, but their number, size, and beating mode distinguish them
from one another.
Saint Mary’s University
SCHOOL OF HEALTH and NATURAL SCIENCES
Nursing Department
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Reference:
Seeley’s Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology (Tenth Audition). McGraw-Hill Education, 2
Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121.

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