Biology Cell ETEA 2023
PMDC Verified Question 38 of 143
Where do phospholipids arrange themselves in a cell?
A
Inside the plasma membrane
B
Inside the nucleus
C
Inside the cytoplasm
D
Inside the mitochondrial matrix
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Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option A: Inside the plasma membrane
Concept: Phospholipids are the fundamental building blocks of all biological barriers.

Solution: Because they are amphipathic, phospholipids spontaneously assemble into a continuous bilayer to form the plasma membrane (and the membranes of internal organelles), creating a boundary between the cell and its environment.

Distractor Autopsy: They do not freely float in the cytoplasm, nucleus, or mitochondrial matrix; they are structurally bound to the membranes themselves.

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