Question

Organisms can adapt to cold temperatures by increasing the amount of unsaturated fatty acids in their membranes, which help maintain fluidity as temperatures decrease.

A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is A. True.

Explanation:

Organisms have developed an adaptive property which will enable them to adapt to cold temperature, through increase in their membranes fatty acid. This process allows them to keep the liquid-crystalline sate of their cell membranes at a cold temperature. This process is known as the homeoviscous adaptation.

This process is done by organisms especially the mammals to maintain functional membrane phenotypes.