Plants are able to distribute hormones and nutrients to neighboring cells through _______;in animal tissues _______ has/have a similar function.
A) cellulose;collagen
B) plasmodesmata;desmosomes
C) cell membrane-lined channels extending through the cell wall;gap junctions
D) endoplasmic reticulum;blood vessels
E) extracellular matrix;proteoglycans

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Plants are able to distribute hormones and nutrients to neighboring cells through cell membrane-lined channels extending through the cell wall called plasmodesmata. Animal tissues have a similar function through gap junctions, which are also channels between cells that allow for the exchange of small molecules and ions. Choices A, B, D, and E are not related to this mechanism of cell-to-cell communication.

Plants Are Able to Distribute Hormones and Nutrients to Neighboring