Question

The movement and locomotion of all animals is exactly the same.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Animals exhibit a wide range of movements. The voluntary movements that result in a change of place or location are called locomotion. There are three main types of movements, namely, amoeboid, ciliary and muscular.

Streaming of protoplasm in the unicellular organisms like Amoeba is a simple form of movement. In Paramoecium, cilia help in the movement of food and in locomotion as well. In Paramoecium, cilia help in the movement of food and in locomotion as well. Birds fly, fish swim and humans use limbs for changes in body postures and locomotion as well. Hence, the answer is false.