The extracellular matrix

a. assists in the movement of substances across the plasma membrane.
b. prevents the loss of water when cells are placed in a hypertonic solution.
c. has numerous functions that affect the shape and activities of the cell that produced it.
d. contains the junctions that sometimes occur between cells.
e. All of these are correct.


c. has numerous functions that affect the shape and activities of the cell that produced it.

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