Label the animal cell:
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You believe a bacterium is attaching to animal cells by binding to the carbohydrate portion of a specific glycoprotein. To test this hypothesis you pre-incubate the bacteria with various molecules and then test for inhibition of attachment to the animal cells. Which result supports the hypothesis that the bacteria recognize the carbohydrate component of the animal glycoprotein?
1. What are the different junctions in animal cells? Plant cells?
2. Which junctions in plant and animal cells are similar?
3. Explain how different junctions function.