Question

If a cell didnt have cholesterol how would it be effected

Answer 1

Cholesterol plays an important part in the structure and function of the cell membranes of animals. Because animal cells do not have cell walls to support them, the cell membrane must maintain a strong but flexible surface. Cholesterol molecules inserted among the lipids that make up the membrane prevent the lipids from gelling into a crystal-like, overly organized structure, and so cholesterol keeps the cell membrane flexible.