What is the effect of cholesterol in the cell membrane? Cholesterol reduces permeability to polar molecules over a wide temperature range. Cholesterol moderates membrane fluidity at low and high temperatures. Cholesterol enables a sharp increase in fluidity at the transition temperature. Cholesterol decreases membrane fluidity at lower temperatures. Why might this effect be biologically important? Membrane phase transitions occur more rapidly in changing environments. Membranes are more effective barriers when fluidity increases. Membrane protein function depends on appropriate membrane fluidity. Lipid rafts do not form as quickly at moderate temperatures near Tm.
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Cholesterol enables a sharp increase in fluidity at the transition temperature. Cholesterol regulates membrane fluidity over a wide temperature range. Cholesterol slows the passage of polar molecules over a wide temperature range. Cholesterol increases membrane fluidity at all temperatures. Why might this effect be biologically important? Membrane protein function depends on appropriate membrane fluidity. Lipid rafts do not form as quickly at moderate temperatures near T. Membranes are more effective barriers when fluidity increases. Membrane phase transitions occur more rapidly in changing environments.
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Which of the following is TRUE regarding how cholesterol affects the fluidity and permeability of biological membranes? a. At low temperatures, cholesterol causes phospholipids to pack more tightly together, and therefore, decreases membrane fluidity and permeability. b. At high temperatures, cholesterol increases the spacing between phospholipids and therefore, increases membrane fluidity and permeability. c. At low temperatures, cholesterol increases membrane fluidity and permeability by reducing the extent to which phospholipids pack tightly together. d. At high temperatures, cholesterol decreases membrane fluidity by reducing the extent to which phospholipids pack tightly together.
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Choose the best option about how cholesterol affects cell membrane fluidity? Select one: a. Cholesterol does not affect the cell membrane fluidity. b. Cholesterol increases fluidity at high temperatures and decreases fluidity at low temperatures. c. Cholesterol increases fluidity at high temperatures and increases fluidity at low temperature d. Cholesterol decreases fluidity at high temperatures and increases fluidity at low temperatures. e. Cholesterol decreases fluidity at high temperatures and decreases fluidity at low temperatures.
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