2. Which of the following might be a result of a disease that causes a thickened plasma membrane?

Aincreased movement of molecules entering the cell

Bdecreased movement of molecules within the cell

C. decreased movement of molecules entering the cell

D. increased movement of molecules leaving the cell

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Catalina Villanueva

11 January, 17:14

2. Which of the following might be a result of a disease that causes a thickened plasma membrane?

Aincreased movement of molecules entering the cell

Bdecreased movement of molecules within the cell

C. decreased movement of molecules entering the cell

D. increased movement of molecules leaving the cell

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Jovan Simmons · Answer 1

A result of a disease that causes a thickened plasma membrane might be C. decreased movement of molecules entering the cell.

Cystic fibrosis is one of those diseases, and thus molecules cannot move when they enter a cell, thus a thickened membrane is created.

2. Which of the following might be a result of a disease that causes a thickened plasma membrane?Aincreased movement of molecules entering the cellBdecreased movement of molecules within the cellC. decreased movement of molecules entering the cellD. increased movement of molecules leaving the cell