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What are the tiny functioning units found within the cytoplasm called?

A. Organisms
B. Organ systems
C. Organelles
D. Organs

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Answer:

C. Organelles

Step-by-step explanation:

A cell is the structural and functional unit of all the living organisms. Every eukaryotic cell contains the tiny units located in the cytoplasm of a cell is called organelles. Examples of organelles are the nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus.

These organelles are bounded by a unit membrane, they perform a specific function for the cell.

For example, the nucleus controls the activities of the cell, mitochondria works as a powerhouse of the cell, chloroplast present in green plants that performs the function of photosynthesis.

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