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Which type of substance would face difficulty to pass through the cell membrane?
BiologyCell - The Unit of LifeNEETNEET 2022 (Phase 2)
Options:
  • A Substance with hydrophobic moiety
  • B Substance with hydrophilic moiety
  • C All substance irrespective of hydrophobic and hydrophilic moiety
  • D Substance soluble in lipids
Solution:
2408 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: Substance with hydrophilic moiety
As plasma membrane is made up to phospholipid, it only allow free transfer of Fat soluble substances (Hydrophobic) it does not allow Hydrophilic substance to pass from it.

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