Phospholipids in a membrane commonly
A) move laterally in the plane of the bilayer.
B) rotate within the bilayer.
C) move from one bilayer to the other.
D) Both a and b

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Phospholipids in a membrane can move laterally in the plane of the bilayer and can also rotate within the bilayer. However, they cannot move from one bilayer to the other as this would require breaking the hydrophobic interactions that keep the bilayer together.

Phospholipids in a Membrane Commonly