In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.

Question: Ian was applying cold to a reactant. The rate of the reaction that occurs will now be 
 Answer: slower
When the temperature of reactants is higher, the rate of the reaction is faster.

Question: Jeff found some very dense water. He knows it is dense because it takes up _____ space than less dense water. 
 Answer: less
More dense water takes up less space than less dense water.

Question: A membrane with fewer folds will have _____ than one with more folds. 
 Answer: less ribosomes

The folds present in the membrane increase the surface area allowing more ribosomes to be present on the ER, thereby allowing greater protein production.