Which one of the following statements is false? a) Cellular membranes are made of a bilayer of phospholipids with each layer's fatty acids directed toward each other. The fatty acids are hydrophobic. b) The phosphate group of a lipid is hydrophobic and repelled by water. c) Organelles that are part of the endomembrane system are extensions of the plasma (cell) membrane. d) Various proteins are embedded within the plasma membrane. These proteins might act as "carrier" proteins, as structural proteins or as recognition proteins. e) Cholesterol is critically important to the strength of plasma membranes.
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