Question

What is protoplasm? Who coined the term protoplasm?​

Answer 1

Protoplasm is the fluid inside every living cell. It includes all that is within the cell wall, except for the nucleus

Dujardin (1835) – discovered the protoplasm and named as “sarcode”.

J.E. Purkinje (1839) – first introduced the term 'Protoplasm'

Answer 2

ANSWER :-

The term Protoplasm is referred to as the living substance in the inside of a cell.

The term protoplasm was coined by Purkinje.

Extra Information-

• The term protoplasm was coined by Purkinje but the substance was first discovered by Dujardin who named it as "s a r c o d e".
• Life is not possible without the existence of protoplasm.
• All vital activities in a cell are performed in the protoplasm and becuase of this reason, J. Huxley called it as the "physical basis of life".
• Protoplasm is basically a complex mixture of several chemical components in definite proportions.