Biology
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Biology
Introduction:
Respiration commonly known as the inhalation and exhaling or breathing has a
more little known definition. This is the definition that involves the cellular
level of eukaryotic cells. Cellular respiration may best be described by the
following equation: C6h1206+602-6CO2+6H20+36ATP. ATP that is the energy needed
for a cell to function as part of cellular respiration. ATP is needed to power
the cell processes. If cells are denied energy they will die. The second law of
thermal dynamics says energy is lost in the form of heat whenever energy changes
form. ATP is stored. Glucose produced C02, water and ATP. Respiration may be
said to be a controlled breakdown of glucose that produces ATP for cell
activities to be carried out.
The purpose of the lab was to show the effect of temperature on the rate of
respiration. Temperature increases the rate of reaction between molecules this
will have a profound impact on the rate of respiration.
Rate is determined on how fast something is being consumed in a reaction, or how
fast something is being crated. The rate of respiration is measured the easiest
by the amount of C02 produced by the reaction or by the amount of 02 consumed.
The best way to measure gasses is by creating a closed system for an experiment
to take place. Consuming oxygen would decrease the volume of gas while the
production of CO2 will increase the production of gas. By using this principle
the measurement of an organisms volume if it absorbs CO2 released in respiration
can be attributed to the consumption of oxygen.
Hypothesis: If the temperature increases, then the respiration rate will also
increase. The respiration rate will increase because more activity is going
on.
Experiment:
The experiment a simple respirometer will be used in this experiment to detect
changes in gas volume. Changes of volume will be measured at five different
temperature levels and compared. A chamber will be constructed using respiring
material (peas) and a carbon dioxide absorbing agent. Gas volumes may be
influence by outside factors like air and pressure and temperature. A second
chamber used as a control will be used to measure