Question

The cell organelle involved in the formation of a flagellum/cilium.

• A. Mitochondria
• B. Lysosome
• C. Basal granule
• D. Golgi complex

Answer 1

The correct option is C Basal granule

Human cells move by the use of cilia and flagella, organelles which are attached to the basal body (another organelle). Cilia and flagella are tiny, hair-like structures that occupy the surface of the human cell.

Basal bodies are characteristic of the eukaryotic cells which contain a nucleus that travels in its cell by means of flagella or cilia. Cilia and flagella attach to the cell at a protein-based organelle called basal body/granule (modified centriole), which serves both to create and connect the cilia and flagella to the cell.

So, the answer is C.