Types of Movement
Types of Movement: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Locomotion and Movement, Flagellar Movement, Muscular Movements, Ciliary Movements, Amoeboid Movements, Movements in Invertebrates, Non-muscular Movements and, Movements of Living Organisms
Important Questions on Types of Movement
A cheetah, on seeing a prey, moves towards him at a very high speed. What causes the movement of his muscles? How does the chemistry of cellular components of muscles change during this event?
Which among the following not a non-muscular movement?
Non-muscular movement involves muscle contraction as a result of sliding of myofilaments.
Amoeboid movement, as found in amoeba, occurs as pseudopodia are formed where endoplasm flows forward and changes into _____.
Setae and parapodia are the locomotory structures of _____ (Annelids/Porifera).
Comb plate is the locomotory organ of porifera.
In which of the following invertebrates medusae swim is observed?
Amoeboid movement is a non muscular movement found in amoeba.
Name the type of movement shown by the epithelial tissue of the fallopian tubes, bronchi, bronchioles.
The phagocytes in the human body exhibit _____ type of simple movement.
Which among the following movements are shown by the cells of the human body?
Name some cells in human body that show simple movement.
The human male gametes locomote by ciliary movements to reach the female genital tract.
Give examples of the cells in human body that show simple movements.
Name an animal that shows the simplest type of movement.
Movement of cilia, flagella and tentacles are shown by Euglena, Paramecium and Hydra respectively.
What do you mean by nonmuscular movements? Give examples.
The reason for the pendular movement of cilia is
