The whale's ability to hold its breath is, in a way, an evolutionary one-two punch: (1) The high concentration of myoglobin allows it to spend more time underwater in between breaths, and (2) the myoglobin's positive charge ensures the proteins don't clump together and kill the animal.
Lesson Summary. Let's review. A flagellum is a whip-like structure that allows a cell to move. They are found in all three domains of the living world: bacteria, archaea, and eukaryota.While all three types of flagella are used for locomotion, they are structurally very different.The eukaryotic flagellum is a long, rod-like structure that is surrounded by an extension of the cell membrane like a sheath.t is similar to a cilium in structure, though cilia generally move in a back and forth motion, as opposed to the corkscrew movement of a flagellum. The eukaryotic flagellum is a long, rod-like structure that is surrounded by an extension of the cell membrane like a sheath.
This structure acts as both muscle and skeleton, for movement and stability. The long fibers of the cytoskeleton are polymers of subunits. The primary types of fibers comprising the cytoskeleton are microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments.Microfilaments are fine, thread-like protein fibers, 3-6 nm in diameter.his structure acts as both muscle and skeleton, for movement and stability. The long fibers of the cytoskeleton are polymers of subunits. The primary types of fibers comprising the cytoskeleton are microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments.