Practice mode Cell Structure and Function

What is the main role of cholesterol in animal cell membranes?

Correct answer D. Regulating membrane fluidity and stability

Explanation

Cholesterol molecules fit between phospholipid tails. They reduce fluidity at high temperatures and prevent the membrane becoming too rigid at low temperatures, stabilising it.

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