It is the jelly-like substance present between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
It consists of an aqueous substance called as cytosol.
It is composed of 90% water and remaining are biomolecules like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, insoluble waste etc.
These molecules are made up of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen which are having a definite arrangement in its structure and more or less a fixed ratio.
Some elements are found in traces and they all are essential for life.
Various other components, or organelles, of cells are present in the cytoplasm.
Entire content of a living cell is known as protoplasm.
It includes the cytoplasm and the nucleoplasm.
Protoplasm is called the living substance of the cell.
Functions:
Cytoplasm acts as a storage site for biochemicals like amino acids, glucose, vitamins minerals etc.
It is site for certain metabolic reactions.
It provides the path for the movement of molecules to their target site from their synthesis site.
It contains microtubules and microfilaments that forms the cytoskeleton and provides structural strength to the cell.
