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Alexeev081 [22]
2 years ago
6

How would a significant increase in the amount of cholesterol molecules affect the diffusion of water across the membrane

Biology
2 answers:
Usimov [2.4K]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The diffusion of water would decrease because cholesterol reduces membrane fluidity.

Explanation:

torisob [31]2 years ago
3 0
The diffusion would be affected because it would take longer for the solute concentration on both sides to be equal
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