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this is an important component of cell membranes, forming a lipid bilayer with one end able to dissolve in water and the other in fat.
cholesterol
alpha - linolenic
phospholipid
Phospholipids have a hydrophilic (water - loving) head and a hydrophobic (fat - loving) tail, forming the lipid bilayer of cell membranes. Cholesterol is also in membranes but doesn't form the bilayer in this way. Alpha - linolenic acid is an omega - 3 fatty acid and not a major component of the cell membrane lipid bilayer structure described.
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C. Phospholipid