Chapter 10
Multicellularity
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Parts
- 1Why be multicellular, and what holds the body together5 min
- 2The proteins of the extracellular matrix5 min
- 3Matrix gels and plant cell walls5 min
- 4Cell junctions and the proteins that anchor cells5 min
- 5Tight junctions and gap junctions6 min
- 6How plant cells connect4 min
- 7From cells to tissues, and the four animal tissues5 min
- 8The three plant tissues4 min
Key terms
- extracellular matrix
- cell wall
- fibronectin
- collagen
- tensile strength
- procollagen
- elastin
- glycosaminoglycan
- proteoglycan
- chitin
- cellulose
- primary cell wall
- secondary cell wall
- pectin
- lignin
- anchoring junction
- cell adhesion molecule
- cadherin
- integrin
- adherens junction
- desmosome
- hemidesmosome
- focal adhesion
- tight junction
- gap junction
- connexon
- middle lamella
- plasmodesma
- tissue
- organ
- epithelial tissue
- connective tissue
- nervous tissue
- muscle tissue
- dermal tissue
- ground tissue
- vascular tissue
- parenchyma
- collenchyma
- sclerenchyma