When the temperature drops it would be best to have a plasma

When the temperature drops, it would be best to have a plasma membrane containing ____ to stay more fluid: A. More unsaturated lipids: no cholesterol B. More saturated lipids: no cholesterol C. More unsaturated lipids: some cholesterol D. More saturated lipids: some cholesterol

Solution

Answer:

C. More unsatuarted lipids and some cholesterool.

when bacteria which generally grows at temperature of 37 deg, for its survival at low temperature, it synthesize unsaturated fatty-acids to maintain fluidity in the cell.