Importance Of Cytoplasm

Question 1

What is Hydrogen Peroxide

Answer 1

Chemical which can build inside cells and kill them

Question 2

What happens during the chemical reaction in the cytoplasm that involves hydrogen peroxide?

Answer 2

• Breaks down hydrogen peroxide.
• Releases harmless oxygen and water.
• Observed as bubbling and foaming.

Question 3

What is the role of the cytoplasm in a cell?

Answer 3

• Holds cell components, protecting them.
• Stores molecules for cellular processes.
• Gives cell its shape.
• Gel like fluid made of water, salts, organic molecules.

Question 4

What structures are contained within the cytoplasm, and what is their function?

Answer 4

• Contains threads, microtubules.
• Houses ribosomes for protein synthesis.
• Fills space between cell membrane and nucleus.