Match the following "jobs" to the cytoskeletal fiber that makes it happen. ameboid movement (cell crawling) cell division (through centrioles/centrosomes) 1. microfilaments muscle contraction (with the help of myosin) 2. intermediate filaments anchoring of large organelles 3. microtubules cytoplasmic streaming movement using cilia or flagella

Match the following "jobs" to the cytoskeletal fiber that makes it happen. ameboid movement (cell crawling) cell division (through centrioles/centrosomes) 1. microfilaments muscle contraction (with the help of myosin) 2. intermediate filaments anchoring of large organelles 3. microtubules cytoplasmic streaming movement using cilia or flagella

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter2: Cells And Cell Division

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2QP: Assign a function(s) to the following cellular structures: a. plasma membrane b. mitochondrion c....

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