Phospholipids can help fats cross cell membranes because ____
a. they are so abundant in foods and widespread in the body
b. they are fat soluble but not water soluble
c. they have a large, multiple-ring structure
d. they have water-soluble heads and fat-soluble tails
e. their phosphorus components inhibit water from crossing the membranes
d
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