cytoplasm
Water moves through a semipermeable membrane from an area of high to low concentration. This is called osmosis.
To have somewhere to make the proton gradient in. The H+ have stored electric potential energy inside the proton gradient, and that energy is used to synthesize ATP from ADP and Pi when they pass through ATPase to the other side of the proton gradient where they acquire a low energy state.
I think you are referring to the cristae. These are the folded parts of the inner membrane. The purpose is to increase surface area of the inner membrane against the matrix. The membrane is the site of the energy transfer in the mitochondria, so having more surface area is a plus.
The inside of a two dimensional shape is called the area.
The inner membrane of mitochondria is ruffled becase it's to provide greater surface area. The inner membrane of the mitochondria is called cristae.
This refers to the area around the plasma membrane. In a bacterium, the area between the plasma membrane and the the bacterial cell wall.
Cytoplasm
The inside of a circle is called its area.
The inside of a circle is called its area.
the cytoplasm
No. The inner membrane contains many folds called cristae, which increase the surface area inside the organelle. The cristae increase the efficiency of the chemical reactions, allowing the mitochondria to create more ATP.
"cytoplasm"
Water moves through a semipermeable membrane from an area of high to low concentration. This is called osmosis.
Cytoplasm
To have somewhere to make the proton gradient in. The H+ have stored electric potential energy inside the proton gradient, and that energy is used to synthesize ATP from ADP and Pi when they pass through ATPase to the other side of the proton gradient where they acquire a low energy state.
I think you are referring to the cristae. These are the folded parts of the inner membrane. The purpose is to increase surface area of the inner membrane against the matrix. The membrane is the site of the energy transfer in the mitochondria, so having more surface area is a plus.
The outer membrane is smooth, while the inner membrane is convoluted into folds called cristae in order to increase the surface area