While culturing some cells, you lower the temperature of the culture. What happens immediately to the membrane fluidity?

a) the membrane fluidity fluctuates back and forth from high to low
b) nothing happens
c) the membrane fluidity fluctuates back and forth from low to high
d) the membrane becomes less fluid
e) the membrane becomes more fluid


Answer: d) the membrane becomes less fluid

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