What is cholesterol in the plasma membrane responsible for?

Monica Quebec Asked: What is cholesterol in the plasma membrane responsible for?

I thought it was fluidity, but the options are:
Flexibility, transport, cell-cell recognition, permeability, or ion passage.

Can someone explain in detail which choise it is? Thanks!

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