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If a plant is shifted to cold temperature, which of the following changes would take place in its membrane?
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- Ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids would increase
- Ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids would decrease
- Absolute amount of both fatty acids would increase keeping the ratio same
- Absolute amount of both fatty acids would remain unchanged
Correct Option: A
When a plant body is shifted from a warm climate to a cold climate, the number of long chain unsaturated fatty acids present in the plant would increase to preserve and store body heat as well as reserved energy. So, ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids would increase considerably in that plant.
