Which of the Following Is Not True of Sterols

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of sterols?

• A)Cholesterol is a sterol that is commonly found in mammals.
• B)Sterols are commonly found in bacterial membranes.
• C)Sterols are more common in plasma membranes than in intracellular membranes (mitochondria,lysosomes,etc. ).
• D)Serols are precursors of steroid hormones.
• E)Sterols have a structure that includes four fused rings.

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