5 Which factors change fluidity of the cell membrane

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5 Which factors change fluidity of the cell membrane Physical parameters of the environment temperature pressure chemical composition Physical parameters of the environment length of the fatty acid chains amount of double bonds amount of cholesterol Only length of fatty acid tails and temperature Polarity of phospholipid head and amount of cholesterol 6 What is lateral diffusion of lipids Lateral diffusion is rotation of lipids and proteins in monolayer ateral diffusion is movement of lipids between monolayers of the cell membrane ateral diffusion refers to the lateral movement of lipids and proteins in monolayer of the cell embrane teral diffusion is flexion of lipids in bilayer