Steroids Such as Cholesterol Are an Important Component of Animal

question 28

Multiple Choice

Steroids such as cholesterol are an important component of animal cell membranes but do not actually form the membrane.Why?

• A)The ring structure of steroids is too bulky to form a membrane.
• B)Lipids that form membranes are amphipathic with a polar region and a nonpolar region.
• C)Steroids cannot interact with other molecules,which is required to form a cell membrane.
• D)Steroids are too permeable to charged molecules to form a cell membrane.

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