While culturing some cells, you lower the temperature of the culture. What happens immediately to the membrane fluidity?
A)Nothing happens.
B)The membrane becomes less fluid.
C)The membrane becomes more fluid.
D)The membrane fluidity fluctuates back and forth from high to low.
E)The membrane fluidity fluctuates back and forth from low to high.

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Lowering the temperature of a cell culture causes the membrane to become less fluid because the phospholipids in the membrane move closer together and have reduced movement, making the membrane more rigid.

While Culturing Some Cells, You Lower the Temperature of the Culture