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The Cytoplasm
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The Cytoplasm

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The Cytoplasm

The cytoplasm is the gel-like fluid inside cells.

Where you find the cytoplasm

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Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have cytoplasm.

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Where inside the cell is the cytoplasm?

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So the cytoplasm fills out the space inside the cell

It's the substance that the organelles, like the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes etc. "swim around" in.

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What do you think the cytoplasm is like?

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The function of the cytoplasm

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Think of organelles as buildings in a city and the cytoplasm as the space in-between the buildings. What happens in the cytoplasm?

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So the cytoplasm allows molecules to get transported around inside the cell, but it also has another function. Which one, do you think?

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Summary!

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All cells have cytoplasm

Prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells.

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The cytoplasm is a gel-like fluid that fills out the inside of the cell

It is the fluid that the organelles "swim around" in, but there is no cytoplasm inside the organelles themselves.

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The cytoplasm has two main functions

It allows for molecules to be transported between organelles, and it allows for chemical reactions to take place inside the cell.

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