Cilia and Flagella

Cilia and flagella are one of the most important parts of the cell. They are fine, hair-like protoplasmic processes of the cells which are similar to each other in structure. They are present in some motile cells. Both of them…

Centrioles

Centrioles are non-membranous organelles which are present in the cytoplasm near the nucleus of the cell. They are present in all animal cells and in flagellated motile cells of lower plants. They have ability to replicate and occur in pairs…

Information about Lysosomes

The word ‘lysosome’ is derived from two Greek words ‘lysis’ and ‘soma’ where the word ‘lysis’ means digestive and ‘soma’ means body. Hence, in simple words, we can say that lysosome is a structure which helps in digestion. Lysosomes were…