Biology Lab 5: Cellular Respiration Introduction/Lab Objective: In this lab we are testing how the process of cellular respiration is affected by temperature‚ and also how it is different between germinating and non-germinating peas. Cellular respiration is a catabolic process (breaks down organic material into usable cell energy) that produces ATP. The electron receivers are inorganic. Cellular respiration releases energy from organic material through chemical oxidation within the mitochondria
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Principles of Cellular Respiration Ashley Flannigan November 5th‚ 2013 Professor Ryan BSC2010 Lab Fall 2013 2220 ABSTRACT Students in a Biology 1 lab class constructed an experiment on Cellular Respiration by investigating the effects of temperature on crickets’ metabolic rate. By following the following procedures out of the Lab Manual‚ the students were able to find an almost accurate representation of the crickets’ cellular respiration rate under various temperatures in order to
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Transporting Nutrients Pigments and photosynthesis 1. Distinguish between the strategies used by autotrophs and heterotrophs to obtain free energy for cellular processes. In other words‚ how and in what form does each capture and store that energy? 2. Explain how photosynthesis differs in eukaryotic organisms (with organelles such as chloroplasts) and in prokaryotic organisms (single-celled‚ no organelles). 3. How does a metabolic pathway such as photosynthesis suggest common ancestry? 4
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2013 Cellular Respiration in Peas Part A: Abstract: This report examines Cellular Respiration and its functions as well as its function in germinating and non-germination peas. Cellular Respiration can best be described as a complicated string of chemical reactions. The complete Cellular respiration process begins with Glucose being oxidized‚ and the potential energy is transferred to the ATP molecule. The ATP molecule is now free to supply energy to the various processes within the cell
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The goal of this experiment was to explore how temperature would influence the rate of cellular respiration of beans. It was hypothesized that as the temperature of the beans increased‚ the rate of cellular respiration would increase as well. In this experiment‚ the independent variable was the temperature‚ which gradually increased as time went by‚ and the dependent variable was the rate of cellular respiration‚ which was shown by the change in the amount of CO2 and O2 in the container. During the
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energy production. They are also the responsible location for which respiration takes place. Mitochondria contain enzymes that help convert food material into adenosine triphosphate (ATP)‚ which can be used directly by the cell as an energy source. Mitochondria tend to be concentrated near cellular structures that require large inputs of energy‚ such as the flagellum. The role of the mitochondria is very important in respiration. In the presence of oxygen‚ pyruvate or fatty acids‚ can be further
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Carbon cycle essay I eat some corn during lunch and then cellular respiration takes place. During the process of cellular respiration the glucose and oxygen I took in will be turned into carbon‚ water‚ and ATP. I will expel this carbon through my lungs. This carbon then is used by photosynthesis of phytoplankton in the water. During the photosynthesis that takes place‚ sunlight‚ water‚ and carbon are taken in by the plankton and then a fish eats this phytoplankton and this organism dies. When the
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Title: Showing Cellular Respiration through Alcoholic Fermentation Abstract: The experiment was conducted to determine the impact different yeast amounts had on yeast fermentation. It was hypothesized that the more yeast added the more CO2 would be produced. The carbon dioxide production was measured in the fermentation of yeast with solution of no yeast in test tube 1‚ 1mL yeast in test tube 2‚ and 3mL of yeast in test tube 3 over a period of twenty minutes. All of the yeast amounts produced
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Chapter 7: (Only what is covered in lecture by Feb. 15th) Cellular Respiration – general reaction equation‚ 4 stages of glucose metabolism Know structure/functions of mitochondria and where the 4 stages occur Know starting materials and final products of all four pathways Know how much ATP‚ NADH‚ and FADH2 are made in each stage starting with 1 glucose molecule Know what is meant by an electron transport chain and how it is used to make ATP (sets up a proton gradient. . .) Know the
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Living organisms catabolize organic molecules within their cells and use the energy released to manufacture ATP by phosphorylating ADP. Many prokaryotes and virtually all Eukaryotes phosphorylate ADP either through fermentation (anaerobic) or respiration (aerobic). Both of these processes involve oxidation of foodstuffs‚ yet only the latter requires oxygen. Cellular respiration is a very complex process that consists of many steps that take place inside the cell‚ in an organelle called a mitochondrion
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