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What is the hairlike structures on the outside of a cell

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Flagella (singular = flagellum) are long, hair-like structures that extend from the plasma membrane and are used to move an entire cell, (for example, sperm, Euglena). When present, the cell has just one flagellum or a few flagella.

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it’s the Flagella! hope this helps!
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