Gorter and Grendel Extracted Lipids from Human Red Blood Cells

question 35

Multiple Choice

Gorter and Grendel extracted lipids from human red blood cells.They calculated the total surface area for these red blood cells and found it to be 36 µ2.How much surface area would these lipids cover once they were spread across the surface of water?

• A)72 µ2
• B)36 µ2
• C)18 µ2
• D)144 µ2
• E)30 µ2

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