The Effect of Glucose Concentration on Anaerobic Respiration in Yeast

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The Effect of Glucose Concentration on Anaerobic Respiration in Yeast Aim:To investigate the effect of glucose concentration on anaerobic respiration in yeast. Equipment list: 2* conical flask Delivery tube with bung Dropper Yeast Glucose Limewater Water bath Stopwatch Measuring Cylinder Method:I am going to do 5 tests & each test will be performed 3 times to get an average result. In one conical flask, I will mix together 25ml of yeast & 25ml of a glucose solution, with a delivery tube with a bung in the top of it and leave it for 5 min so it gets acclimatised; in the other conical flask I will put enough water to cover the end of the delivery tube. On the first test I will use a 10% concentration of glucose. On the second test I will use a 15% concentration of glucose. On the third test I will use a 20% concentration of glucose. On the fourth test I will use a 25% concentration of glucose. On the fifth test I will use a 30% concentration of glucose. I will then put the yeast & glucose mixture in a warm water bath and count how many bubbles of CO2 are produced within 5 min. Fair Test:to make it a fair test, I am going to keep the water temperature, volume of yeast and glucose, concentration of yeast and the timings constant and the one thing I will change is the concentration of the glucose so we can tell how the concentration of glucose effects the respiration of yeast. Prediction: I predict that the conical flask with the yeast and the most glucose concentration will respire quickest. [IMAGE]The conical flask with the yeast and the least glucose concentration will respire slowest. This is because of the Lock and Key Theory. Enzymes basically work due to the 'lock and key' theory, where the substrate (the 'key') fits into the active site on the enzyme and they bind together, the reaction takes place and the

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