Each of the Following Is True About Homeoviscous Adaptation in Membranes

question 20

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is true about homeoviscous adaptation in membranes except

• A)maintains membrane viscosity despite changes in environmental temperature.
• B)may decrease the average length of membrane lipid fatty acid tails.
• C)may increase the unsaturation of membrane lipid fatty acid tails.
• D)occurs primarily in homeothermic (warm-blooded)organisms and only rarely in poikilothermic (cold-blooded)organisms.
• E)may increase the proportion of cholesterol in animal cell membranes.

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