If you wanted to stop the movement of a ciliated protist in culture, you could incubate it in a substance that inhibits
A) flagellin.
B) myosin.
C) actin.
D) dynein.
E) kinesin.

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Dynein is responsible for the movement of cilia and flagella in eukaryotic cells. Incubation of a ciliated protist in a substance that inhibits dynein would result in the cessation of its movement. Inhibiting the other options (flagellin, myosin, actin, and kinesin) would not affect the movement of cilia, as they are not involved in this process.

If You Wanted to Stop the Movement of a Ciliated