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.
The shortened name for folded membranes within the cell is "ER", which stands for endoplasmic reticulum.
In eukaryotes there are ester bonds between hydrocarbons.In archea there ether bonds.
They don't, they have sacs called thylakoids that are layered to form a granum. You're probably talking about mitochondria, which has a folded inner membrane. The membranes are folded here for increased surface area. This then allows for more ATP to be produced.
Water crosses plasma membranes through specialized channels called diffusion and concentrated gradient.
Aquaporins.
no animal cells also have plasma membranes
plasma membrane and other membranes are the same
Yes.
Eukaryotic cells.
cell membranes and plasma membranes
Yes
endoplasmic reticulum
The organelle covered by a double layer of plasma membranes is the mitochondria.
The shortened name for folded membranes within the cell is "ER", which stands for endoplasmic reticulum.
In eukaryotes there are ester bonds between hydrocarbons.In archea there ether bonds.
They don't, they have sacs called thylakoids that are layered to form a granum. You're probably talking about mitochondria, which has a folded inner membrane. The membranes are folded here for increased surface area. This then allows for more ATP to be produced.
chlororplasts