Zoology-Types of Movement
NEET Zoology Types of Movement MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 11
In the context of locomotion and movement, if a Paramecium uses 500 cilia to move with a rate that allows each cilium to beat 20 times per second, how many total ciliary beats occur in one minute?
A
600,000
B
500,000
C
300,000
D
150,000
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
Each cilium beats 20 times per second and there are 500 cilia. Therefore, in one second, there are 500 x 20 = 10,000 beats. In one minute (60 seconds), there are 10,000 x 60 = 600,000 beats.
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