Most animal cells are
A) surrounded by a cell wall.
B) attached to each other via plasmodesmata.
C) embedded in an extracellular matrix.
D) embedded in a lipid matrix.

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Most animal cells are embedded in an extracellular matrix, which serves as a supportive structure for the cells and helps to organize their functions. Animal cells lack a cell wall, which is found in many plant and bacterial cells, and are not usually connected to each other via plasmodesmata. While animal cells are embedded in a lipid matrix (the cell membrane), this is not the primary defining characteristic of their organization.

Most Animal Cells Are