adjective, sparser, sparsest. 1. thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population. 2. not thick or dense; thin:
The cytoplasm is the cytosol and all the organelles (minus the nucleus) in the cell. Its main function is suspension of the organelles, their nutrients, and products. The cytoplasm function in a plant cell is almost similar to the cytoplasm function in an animal cell.
Function of Cytoplasm and Its Various Components. June 3, 2014 by C. Paris. The cytoplasm of a cell contains both the jelly-like substance inside a cell, called cytosol, and the sub-structures of the cell itself, called organelles.