Lipids are hydrophobic, and do not usually dissolve in water. Because blood is water-based, the lipid cholesterol is combined with ________ so that it can be transported by blood.

A) a hydrophilic molecule
B) a cation
C) an anion
D) a hydrophobic molecule
E) nothing; cholesterol is not transported in blood


A) a hydrophilic molecule

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