Types of Movement in Living Organisms
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What is the main difference between movement and locomotion?

  • Movement involves any change in position or posture, while locomotion specifically refers to movement that causes a change in place or location. (correct)
  • Movement is always voluntary, while locomotion can be involuntary.
  • Movement is regulated by the brain, while locomotion is controlled by hormones.
  • Movement only occurs in living organisms, while locomotion can happen in both living and non-living entities.

Which type of movement is characterized by cytoplasmic streaming?

  • Limbs Movement
  • Flagellar Movement
  • Ciliary Movement
  • Amoeboid or Pseudopodial Movement (correct)

What is the main function of flagellar movement in organisms like spermatozoa and protozoa?

  • Ingestion
  • Locomotion (correct)
  • Capturing prey
  • Breathing

Which locomotary part in organisms like Hydra and Paramecium serves the purpose of capturing prey and locomotion?

<p>Tentacles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a special property of muscles that includes excitability, contractibility, extensibility, and elasticity?

<p>Irreversibility (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes up the thick myofilament in muscle structures?

<p>Myosin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which principle states that muscles either contract to their full extent when stimulated adequately or do not contract at all?

<p>All or none principle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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