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COMPONENTS OF THE CYTOPLASM The Aqueous component of the cytoplasm (making up 80 percent of it) is composed of Ion s and soluble Macromolecule s like Enzyme s, Carbohydrate s, different Salt s and Protein s, as well as a great proportion of RNA . The cytoplasm's watery component is also known as Hyaloplasm . The watery component can be more or less Gel -like or liquid depending on the milieu's conditions and the activity phases of the cell. In the first case, it is named Cytogel and is a viscid solid mass. In the second case, called Cytosol , is a liquid in movement. In general, margin regions of the cell are gel-like, and the cell's interior is liquid. The insoluble constituents of the cytoplasm are s and the Golgi Apparatus ). DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ANIMAL AND PLANT CYTOPLASM While all cells possess a cytoplasm, cells from different Biological Domains can differ widely in the characteristics of their cytoplasms. In the animal Kingdom , cytoplasm occupies nearly half the cell's volume, while in plant cells, the cytoplasm occupies much less space because of the presences of Vacuoles . FUNCTION The cytoplasm plays a mechanical role, that is, to maintain the shape and consistency of the cell, and to provide suspension to the organelles. It is also a storage place for chemical substances indispensable to life, which are involved in vital Metabolic reactions, such as Anaerobic Glycolysis and Protein Synthesis . |
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