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a bacterium is suddenly expelled from a warm human intestine intothe cold world outside. which of the following adjustments mightthe bacterium make to maintain the same level of membrane fluiditythat the cell had in the intestine? explain why your choice wouldwork.
a. increase the length of the hydrocarbon tails in its membranephospholipids
b. increase the proportion of unsaturated hydrocarbon tails in itsmembrane phospholipids
c. increase the proportion of hydrocarbon tails with no doublebonds in its membrane phospholipid
d. decrease the amount of cholesterol in the membrane
a bacterium is suddenly expelled from a warm human intestine intothe cold world outside. which of the following adjustments mightthe bacterium make to maintain the same level of membrane fluiditythat the cell had in the intestine? explain why your choice wouldwork.
a. increase the length of the hydrocarbon tails in its membranephospholipids
b. increase the proportion of unsaturated hydrocarbon tails in itsmembrane phospholipids
c. increase the proportion of hydrocarbon tails with no doublebonds in its membrane phospholipid
d. decrease the amount of cholesterol in the membrane
Deanna HettingerLv2
7 Jun 2019
