Question
Cholesterol is a ____ important to membrane fluidity and stability.
Answer
Cholesterol is a steroid important to membrane fluidity and stability.
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____ are amphipathic and form the bilayer of biological membranes.
____ contain a hydrophilic (polar) head group and hydrophobic (nonpolar) tails.
Phospholipids contain a h____ tails.
The phospholipid head group is attached by ____.