Free Ribosome
All Cells (80S eukaryotic; 70S prokaryotic)
A floating particle of RNA and protein that reads genetic messages and assembles the cell's proteins.
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Rp 2.400.000
Rp 3.600.000
All Cells
Cytoplasm
The living medium.
The gel-like interior in which every other structure is suspended and most chemistry unfolds.
Rp 2.200.000
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Structure
The region inside the plasma membrane but outside the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. Consists of cytosol (the aqueous, gel-like fluid containing dissolved ions and organic molecules), organelles, the cytoskeleton and other cellular structures. Prokaryotes have cytoplasm but no membrane-bound nucleus.
Function
Provides a medium for many metabolic reactions; for example, glycolysis occurs in the cytosol. Enables substances to move within the cell and helps support and organise cellular components.
Where Found
All living cells, including prokaryotes and plant and animal cells.
Why It Matters
Provides the aqueous environment in which enzymes and metabolites interact and numerous essential cellular processes occur.
Structure → Function
Its water-based cytosol dissolves ions and molecules so that enzymes and substrates can interact.
Pairings
Rp 1.900.000
Microtubule
Plant & Animal Cells
A hollow tube of tubulin — a structural track for transport and the scaffold of movement.
Centriole
Animal Cells (absent in most higher plants)
A precise cylinder of microtubule triplets — the organiser of the cell's internal geometry.