One Student Mentioned to Another That the Fluidity of a Cell

question 119

Multiple Choice

One student mentioned to another that the fluidity of a cell membrane can be changed by changing the membrane's lipid composition.The second student expressed doubt about this claim.What evidence could the first student find in a research journal to support his claim?

• A) A comparison of lipid compositions of membranes in different cells within the same organism
• B) An analysis of the change in fatty acid compositions of liver cell membranes in juvenile fish as they mature into adults
• C) Results from cell fusion experiments between the same two cells that measure diffusion rates of different membrane proteins
• D) Measurement of diffusion rates of the same protein in cell membranes containing different percentages of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
• E) An analysis of the saturated and unsaturated fatty acid content in membranes of skin cells from a single population of cane toads

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