A prokaryotic organism is isolated from a hydrothermal vent, where it has been observed to be thriving. Based on your knowledge of the plasma membrane, you would expect to find a predominance of
A) largely saturated fatty acids.
B) equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, as long as the chain was close to 12 carbons in length.
C) polar fatty acids.
D) largely unsaturated fatty acids.
E) none of the above
A) largely saturated fatty acids.
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