Cholesterol, and its precursors and products, have a variety of functions within cells. Which one statement correctly describes a function of a cholesterol precursor, cholesterol itself, or a product derived from cholesterol? A. Cholesterol is hydrophilic. B. Steroid hormones are precursors of cholesterol. C. Precursors of cholesterol can be converted to vitamin D. D. Cholesterol can appear in its free unesterified form in the core oflipoprotein particles. E. Malonyl-CoA is the major precursor of cholesterol synthesis.