AP Biology 1.5.A Lipid Structure and Function

Practise AP Biology 1.5.A questions by interpreting hydrophilic phosphate heads, hydrophobic lipid tails and the structural location of cholesterol in membranes.

Exam points

identify hydrophilic phosphate heads and hydrophobic lipid tails in a micelle
locate cholesterol within the plasma membrane of an animal cell

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Which of the following describes the most likely location of cholesterol in an animal cell?

Embedded in the plasma membrane

Dissolved in the cytosol

Suspended in the stroma of the chloroplast

Bound to free ribosomes

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1.5.A—Describe the structure and function of lipids question 1