Definition of Cytoplasm
It is jelly like substance between cell membrane and nucleus
It has different parts like vacuoles ,plastids etc
All these are called organelles of cells
Different Parts of Cytoplasm
They have different parts like Vacuoles and Plastids
Vacuoles
- They are blank looking spaces in cytoplasm
- They are actually not blank .They are like storage tanks of cells
- They contain dissolved sugar, salts and waste products of cell
- Plants have larger vacuoles but animal cells has small vacuoles
Plastids
They are many small coloured bodies present in cytoplasm
They are present only in plants, not animals
They provide cells their color
Example
Plant cells have green colored plastids called chloroplasts which give plants green colour
These chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which helps plants to do photosynthesis
Questions
NCERT Question 3 - Write short notes on the following:
(a) Cytoplasm
