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DiKsa [7]
3 years ago
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Why do lipids make effective cell membranes in living cells?

Biology
2 answers:
Vikki [24]3 years ago
8 0
Lipids form barriers so undesirable molecules cannot pass through the membrane. Plato Users:B
ElenaW [278]3 years ago
7 0
Lipids form the bilayer of cell membrane which act as a partially permeable mmbrane of cell to control the substances moving in and out of the cell.
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