When cells communicate by the signaling process, one cell produces a signaling molecule that must be received by the signal receptor on or in the responding cell. Signaling molecules are often called ligands, a general term for molecules that bind specifically to other molecules (such as receptors).
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<span>Although both macro algae and mangrove trees are multicellular and share many of the same structural features, macro algae are not true plants. Also, mangrove trees and marsh plants typically live in brackish water rather than salt water and are not completely submerged, as opposed to macro algae.</span>