The Effect Of Temperature On Cellular Respiration

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Energy is essential for normal body functioning processes thus it is generated from glucose metabolism in an enzymatic chemical reactions. This yields energy as well as carbon dioxide after utilizing the glucose and oxygen. This cellular respiration is usually affected by various factors such as availability of oxygen without which anaerobic respiration takes place, availability of water, protoplasmic environment, temperature and carbon dioxide concentration.
In this particular experiment, the procedure is carried out at different temperatures starting with 4˚C, 24˚C and then 37˚C while measuring the amount of oxygen utilized and that of carbon dioxide generated and the values recorded to plot a bar graph presentation.
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This process involves chemical reactions at the cell organelles, mitochondria. (Campbell and Paradise, 2016) These chemical processes and the enzymatic reactions can be summarized by the following equation for glucose breakdown.
〖 C〗_6 H_12 O_6+O_2=〖CO〗_2+H_2 O+686kc.
A number of methods to determine the amount of energy produced and the quantities of oxygen and carbon (IV) oxide used and consumed respectively have been put in place. These can be calculated by the use of oxygen sensor as well as carbon (IV) oxide sensor.
There is a difference in the amount of Oxygen utilized as well the amount of Carbon dioxide produced during respiration under different conditions for germination. There are several factors that bring about this difference ranging from the amount of oxygen contents, availability of water, variation in temperature, protoplasmic factors as well carbon dioxide concentration. In this particular experiment, temperature and water availability are the major factors under …show more content…

The garbanzo beans were placed in a 100ml beaker prechilled to 4˚ C and sitting on ice to maintain the temperature. The respiration chamber as filled it hater and then emptied. The respiration chamber was then thoroughly dried using a paper towel. The chamber as placed on the ice and left for five minutes into which the garbanzo beans were placed and then left for 5 minutes. A linear regression as performed to calculate the respiration rate. A Fit curve as chosen from the Analyze menu and carbon (IV) oxide, the Linear as selected as the FIT Equation by

y=mx+b.
The absolute value of the slope, m, was then entered as the rate of respiration for the carbon (IV) oxide Gas Sensor in Table 2 then Ok as selected. The rate of respiration as calculated for oxygen Gas Sensor by choosing the Curve Fit from Analyze menu and oxygen gas selected. Linear as selected as the Fit Equation, y=mx+b The absolute slope, m, as then entered as the rate of respiration for oxygen gas sensor in Table 2. Okay as then

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