Trevor examines some water from the open ocean and finds that it contains several single-celled and multi-celled organisms. What term should Trevor use to describe the organisms based on their method of locomotion?

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Maia Arroyo

20 March, 23:15

Trevor examines some water from the open ocean and finds that it contains several single-celled and multi-celled organisms. What term should Trevor use to describe the organisms based on their method of locomotion?

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Aliya Reese · Answer 1

Classification of the organisms based on their method of locomotion would be flagella, pili or gliding. The structure that offers the highest motility of those 3 would be flagella.

An organism with flagella could be further classified on the number of flagella such as: atrichous (no flagella), mono trichous (1 flagella), amphitrichous (flagella on both side), lophotrichous (many flagella on one end), peritrichous (flagella all around the membrane)