Refer to the table below.
The phospholipids in the cell membranes of a fish species were observed to undergo a change in fatty acid composition when the fish were shifted from one environmental condition to another.Data from an investigation reporting these observations are shown in the table.What property of cell membranes is affected by this change, and how is this property affected?
A) Membrane fluidity is increased in the shift from condition 1 to condition 2.
B) Membrane fluidity is decreased in the shift from condition 1 to condition 2.
C) Membrane permeability to hydrophilic substances is increased in the shift from condition 1 to condition 2.
D) Membrane permeability to hydrophobic substances is decreased in the shift from condition 1 to condition 2.
E) Membrane transport via facilitated diffusion is increased in the shift from condition 1 to condition 2.
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