Question

Beating of cilia in Paramecium is ___________.

• A. Synchronous
• B. Metachronous
• C. Both A and B
• D. No coordination

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both A and B

The beating of cilia in Paramecium is both A and B.

Paramecium cells swim and feed by beating their cilia is a coordinated pattern. The beating of cilia in Paramecium is synchronized into waves called metachronal waves that travel along the cell body in a well-defined direction. Thus the beating of cilia in Paramecium is synchronous and metachronous.