where is the cytoplasm found ? and what does it do ?
Cytoplasm is found in all living cells. The cytoplasm is a gel-like substance inside the cell membrane holding all the cell's organelles like mitochondria, Golgi bodies etc. The nucleus is also inside the cytoplasm but separated from it by the nuclear membrane. In prokaryote organisms there is no well defined nucleus or organelles and parts of the cytoplasm perform their function. On the other hand, in eukaryote organisms the contents of the nucleus are separated from the cytoplasm by a proper nuclear membrane and other cell organelles are also membrane bound.
cytoplasm is found in the cell which contain matrix+water . it do so many function such as 1.it maintain the pressure inside the cell 2.it i the main arena of metabolic activities of cell 3.it also play a role in cell division etc
The function of cytoplasm includes its role in maintaining the shape and consistency of the cell. The most important cytoplasm function in a cell is that it stores many chemicals that are inevitable for life. It is in this cytoplasm, that vital metabolic reactions, like, anaerobic glycolysis and protein synthesis, take place. The dissolved enzymes in the cytosol break down large molecules, thereby helping the suspended organelles to use them. For example, the mitochondria in a cell cannot use the glucose molecules present in the cytoplasm. The enzymes in the cytoplasm break down these glucose molecules into pyruvate molecules, which are then used by the mitochondria. Exchange of chemicals between the organelles is also one among the functions of cytoplasm. Exchange of materials with the extra cellular fluid too is common in both plant cell and animal cell cytoplasm functions.
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