Where on a animal cell is the cytoskeleton or rather what is it???

Question

if you could find a picture and explain to me where it is on there that would be awesome!! im doing a 3-d cell project so any help would be great.

Answer 1

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The cytoskeleton, a network of protein fibers, crisscrosses the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, providing shape and mechanical support. The cytoskeleton also functions as a monorail to transport substances around the cell. A cell such as an amoeba changes shape by dismantling parts of the cytoskeleton and reassembling them in other locations.

Answer 2

The cytoskeleton is a cellular "scaffolding" or "skeleton" contained, as all other organelles, within the cytoplasm. It is contained in all eukaryotic cells and recent research has shown it can be present in prokaryotic cells too. It is a dynamic structure that maintains cell shape, enables some cell motion (using structures such as flagella and cilia), and plays important roles in both intra-cellular transport (the movement of vesicles and organelles, for example) and cellular division.