*flagella  (plural of fla·gel·lum)

*is a lash-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

*flagellum in Latin means whip

*FUNCTIONS:1.Locomotion/mobility

2.Sensory organelle

ulcer-causing  bacterium Helicobacter pylori

Sperm cell

*REFERENCES:

*Starr, C., Taggart, R. (2004).Biology The Unity and Diversity of Life Tenth Edition. Singapore: Thomson Learning Asia.

*James and John Knapton, et al. (1728)  Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (first ed.) Retrieved June 20,2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum

*http://Google.com/Flagellum