THE BEECHMONT CREST GUIDE TO BIOLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY
CYTOPLASM
Cytoplasm is a semifluid matrix that fills the interior of cells.
-However, the cytoplasm matrix does not extend to a cell’s nucleus.
-Amino acids, proteins, and other substances that the cell requires are found in the cytoplasm.
-In eukaryotic cells, the cytoplasm also contains membrane-bounded compartments called organelles.