3) For each case given below, describe how the fluidity of membranes will change (increase or decrease) and why this changewill happen.A. Increasing the number of double bonds (unsaturation) of the fatty acids in the phospholipids.B. Increasing the length of the fatty acid chains.C. Increasing the cholesterol content of the membraneD. Increasing temperature

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3) For each case given below, describe how the fluidity of membranes will change (increase or decrease) and why this change
will happen.
A. Increasing the number of double bonds (unsaturation) of the fatty acids in the phospholipids.
B. Increasing the length of the fatty acid chains.
C. Increasing the cholesterol content of the membrane
D. Increasing temperature

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Plasma membrane is the cellular structure that helps in providing the stability to the cell and the shape by allowing the firmness in the structure as well as allowing the passage for the molecules across the cell.

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