Predict how the plasma membrane fatty acid composition would change as the temperature of the habitat of an aquatic bacterial species warms from 2oC to 15oC during the spring and summer months.
A. The percentage of saturated fatty acids would decrease.
B. The percentage of saturated fatty acids would remain unchanged.
C. The percentage of saturated fatty acids would increase.
D. The percentage of unsaturated fatty acids would increase.
Answer: C
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