Q25 / 200 · NEET 2022 (Phase 2) · Botany
Which type of substance would face difficulty to pass through the cell membrane?
- ASubstance with hydrophobic moiety
- Correct answerBSubstance with hydrophilic moiety
- CAll substance irrespective of hydrophobic and hydrophilic moiety
- DSubstance soluble in lipids
Solution
As plasma membrane is made up to phospholipid, it only allow free transfer of Fat soluble substances (Hydrophobic) it does not allow Hydrophilic substance to pass from it.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.