Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305117396
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 6SQ
Cell membranes consist mainly of ________ and ________.
- a. lipids; carbohydrates
- b. phospholipids; proteins
- c. lipids; carbohydrates
- d. phospholipids; ECM
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