Amajor function of glycoproteins and glycolipids in the cell membrane is to

be part of the cell signaling process

Explanation:

Glycoproteins and glycolipids are proteins and lipids with carbohydrate chain attached to it. They are an important component of the cell membrane with many roles:

stabilizing membrane structure-because of their ability to bind water molecules via hydrogen bondscell signaling-they are often membrane receptors for the hormones and neurotrasmitterscell attachment (adhesion)-for the connection between cellscell recognition-they can act as antigens on the cell surface (immune role)

The return of the wolf to yellowstone national park will probably affect the bird population to some degree, not significantly. while wolves will hunt birds when necessary, they prefer to hunt larger prey. the bird population will most likely only be affected when hunting is scarce for the wolves. birds of prey will also probably not be affected as much as other birds who spend more time on the ground hunting for food as the tend to spend more time in the air or in trees since they do not need to stay on the ground for long due to the nature of the way they hunt.