What is Protoplasm?

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Cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus together make up the protoplasm, Or protoplasm is made up of cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus.

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The cell wall was found inside the cell, the cell membrane was found inside it and a fluid called cytoplasm was found inside it,

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and the nucleus was found inside the cytoplasm, and chromosomes were found inside the nucleus.

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Chromosomes are made of DNA,Apart from the nucleus, other cell organelles are found inside the cytoplasm, namely -

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endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, globules, Golgi complex, microbodies, lysosomes, and contractile vacuole.

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All these are found in eukaryotic cells, while membrane-bound organelles are not found in prokaryotic cells.

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Another cell organelle is found inside the cell, which is named ribosome, but this cell organelle is found inside both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

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