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Why do lipids make effective cell membranes in living cells?

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Lipids form barriers so undesirable molecules cannot pass through the membrane. Plato Users:B
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lipids form the bilayer of cell membrane which act as a partially permeable mmbrane of cell to control the substances moving in and out of the cell.
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