Streaming (Noun)
Meaning
The circulation of cytoplasm within a cell.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- Protoplasmic streaming occurs within the cells of many types of plants, helping to transport food, nutrients, and waste throughout the cell.
- Microscopy has allowed researchers to observe and study the movement of particles in the cytoplasm through the process of streaming.
- Actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments all contribute to the framework that facilitates streaming within cells.
- Streaming can be visualized in cells as a circular flow of cytoplasm around the central vacuoles.
- Through the process of streaming, organelles such as mitochondria, chloroplasts, and peroxisomes can move within the cell.