Smiley face of lac+, Gram-bacteria growing on MAC. TSY Bacterial Growth Medium (Click on image to enlarge.)â. 1. Arm plate of TSY growing normal flora colonies of bacteria; 2. Warm sterile TSY as liquid in bottle; 3. Plate of TSY agar and inuculation loop; 4. Plate of TSY agar & swab; 5.
A: Cytoplasm has many functions in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including aiding in the movement of cellular materials and transporting the genetic material and products of cellular respiration. It also acts as a liquid medium to suspend organelles and helps cells expand during reproduction.
In a plant cell, cytoplasm provides the support and structure for the cell. Proteins are synthesized within the cytoplasm of a plant cell. In an animal cell, proteins, nucleotides and amino acids are present in the cytoplasm.