Suppose you are studying an organism with linear chromosomes,few plasmids,and membrane-enclosed organelles.Its lipids are most likely
A) few in number.
B) unbranched.
C) ether-linked.
D) bound to proteoglycan.
E) solid at high temperatures.

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Linear chromosomes and membrane-enclosed organelles suggest eukaryotic cells, which have unbranched lipids such as phospholipids in their membranes. Plasmids are not necessarily related to the structure of the lipids. Ether-linked lipids are present in some prokaryotes and archaea, but not in eukaryotes. Proteoglycans are a type of macromolecule found in the extracellular matrix and not directly related to lipid structure. The temperature at which lipids are solid is dependent on their saturation and chain length, but it is not necessarily related to the characteristics of the organism being studied.

Suppose You Are Studying an Organism with Linear Chromosomes,few Plasmids,and