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Most plasma membranes are the site for important cellular reactions/processes. One of the concepts that crops up all across the field of Biology is the effect of increased surface area and reaction rate. Evolution has driven most vital processes to take place over a large surface area so more reactants can be transformed to products. The folding of a plasma membrane greatly increases its surface area; therefore, reaction rate is increased.

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