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Yes, it does make the membrane more stable because the cholesterol is wedged into the bilayer squeezing it and stabilizing the phospholipid and keeping the membrane fluid below 37 degrees celcius.

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Do eukaryotic animal cells have cell membrane?

All cells contain cell membranes


Which best describes a difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?

Eukaryotic cells contain organelles that are enclosed in membranes


Do all cell membrane contain cholesterol?

Yes, all cells contain cell membrane, like animal and plant cell. But not all cells contain cell wall, this is why such cells contain cell membrane. Cell membrane, and without the cell wall, protect the things going in and out of a cell, like nutrients and oxygen in, and waste and carbon dioxide out. Cell membrane could also be described as a "wall for the house" which is the cell. Yes they do. The cell membrane keeps the cell together. With out it, all the organelles would fall out. Animal cell membrane is circular but has a very hard to figure out shape. It is mostly just random. Plant cells however, have an almost perfect rectangle for cells.


Are cell membranes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells different in structure and function?

Yes, cell membranes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have similar structures but differ in some aspects of their functions. Prokaryotic cell membranes lack membrane-bound organelles, while eukaryotic cell membranes contain them. Both types of cell membranes regulate the passage of substances in and out of the cell, but eukaryotic cell membranes are more complex due to the presence of organelles.


Similarities between eukaryote and prokaryote?

Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells both have a double layered cell membrane and they both contain DNA.


Why do animal cell membranes have different shapes then plant cell membranes?

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Do red blood cell membranes contain cholesterol?

Yes. All cell membranes do. It makes them flexible.


Is cell membrane in eukaryotic cell?

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WHAT BEST DESCRIBES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS?

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Is the brain made of cholesterol?

Yes, because they consist of many membranes which are rich in cholesterol.


The simple cells with no membranes are?

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What does Eukaryotic cells contain?

a membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles