Becker's World of the Cell 9th Edition by Lewis Kleinsmith, Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni

Exercise 1

Beyond the Membrane: ECM and Cell Walls. Compare and contrast the extracellular matrix (ECM)of animal cells with the walls around plant cells.
(a)What basic organizational principle underlies both ECM and cell walls
(b)What are the chemical constituents in each case
(c)What functional roles do the ECM and cell wall have in common
(d)What functional roles are unique to the ECM To the cell wall