Mammals like caribou that live in the arctic often have different lipids in the cells of their legs compared to the cells of their internal organs. Their legs get colder than their internal organs, which stay warmer. Indicate true or false which of the following adaptations you would expect to find in the lipids found in the cells of the legs of a caribou?

A. The lipids would be more saturated.

B. The fatty acyl tails of the phospholipids would be shorter.

C. The membranes would contain more cholesterol

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Hugh Osborne

19 February, 18:20

Mammals like caribou that live in the arctic often have different lipids in the cells of their legs compared to the cells of their internal organs. Their legs get colder than their internal organs, which stay warmer. Indicate true or false which of the following adaptations you would expect to find in the lipids found in the cells of the legs of a caribou?

A. The lipids would be more saturated.

B. The fatty acyl tails of the phospholipids would be shorter.

C. The membranes would contain more cholesterol

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