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The cytoplasm is the part of a cell that is enclosed within the plasma membrane. In eukaryotic cells the cytoplasm contains organelles, such as mitochondria, that are filled with liquid kept separate from the rest of the cytoplasm by biological membranes. The cytoplasm is the site where most cellular activities occur, such as many metabolic pathways, and processes such as cell division. The part of the cytoplasm that is not held within organelles is called the cytosol. The cytosol is a complex mixture of cytoskeleton filaments, dissolved molecules, and water that fills much of the volume of a cell. The cytosol is a gel, with a network of fibers dispersed through water. Due to this network of pores and high concentrations of dissolved macromolecules, such as proteins, an effect called macromolecular crowding occurs and the cytosol does not act as an ideal solution. This crowding effect alters how the components of the cytosol interact with each other.

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cytoplasm is where chemical reactions and photosynthesis take place. it is a jelly like substance inside the cell wall and cell membrane.

Cytoplasm is like a watery jelly containing the cytoskeleton, a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules that gives the cell shape and coherence, as well as the cytosol in which the organelles and vesicles are suspended.

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Cytoplasm is gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space in the cell that is made up of mostly water. Cytoplasm also provides support for a cell and allows movement in a cell (but does not move anything)

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A jelly like substance which holds all of the cells parts together.

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A jelly like substance which holds all of the cells parts together.

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The fluid contained in the cell membrane. All organelles in the cell (nucleus, centrioles, ribosomes, etc.) float in this substance.

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Cytoplasm is the substance that is around the nucleus and the cell membrane. It is kind of like Jell'o and the substance had to be very stable to be able to hold the cell in place.

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