Cellular Respiration Lab Report
Makenzie Ann Cox
October 22, 2014
Biology 1112.317
Lab Report
Amounts of Carbon Dioxide/ Oxygen Animals are Producing/ Consuming
Introduction Every cell needs a source of energy in order to perform their daily functions. However the process to get this energy is different for plant and animal cells. Plants cells undergo a process called photosynthesis where light energy from the sun is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. For animal cells, the process is known as cellular respiration by which cells break down complex molecules, such as sugars, to release carbon dioxide. The complex chemical reactions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration help meet the energy needs of living things. (Cellular Respiration) In this experiment you will be testing the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen produced or consumed during photosynthesis …show more content…
From this we can conclude that our hypothesis the rate of respiration/ amount produced or consumed would be greater with the insects of greater weight because they require more energy. The data from the tables and graphs prove this to be false, because the rate of respiration was the same for two insects. Errors could have possibly occurred during our experiment such as the time needed to calculate, moving the sensor around along with the insects inside. Errors occur in experiments often, so the probability that errors occurred in this one is a very high chance. This experiment applies to the real world because plants and animals are going through photosynthesis and cellular respiration all the time, just at different rates as we learned through this experiment. With each plant or animal different factors apply as to how much is consumed or produce, however we know that the energy required to determine the rate is needed and comes from photosynthesis and cellular
October 22, 2014
Biology 1112.317
Lab Report
Amounts of Carbon Dioxide/ Oxygen Animals are Producing/ Consuming
Introduction Every cell needs a source of energy in order to perform their daily functions. However the process to get this energy is different for plant and animal cells. Plants cells undergo a process called photosynthesis where light energy from the sun is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. For animal cells, the process is known as cellular respiration by which cells break down complex molecules, such as sugars, to release carbon dioxide. The complex chemical reactions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration help meet the energy needs of living things. (Cellular Respiration) In this experiment you will be testing the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen produced or consumed during photosynthesis …show more content…
From this we can conclude that our hypothesis the rate of respiration/ amount produced or consumed would be greater with the insects of greater weight because they require more energy. The data from the tables and graphs prove this to be false, because the rate of respiration was the same for two insects. Errors could have possibly occurred during our experiment such as the time needed to calculate, moving the sensor around along with the insects inside. Errors occur in experiments often, so the probability that errors occurred in this one is a very high chance. This experiment applies to the real world because plants and animals are going through photosynthesis and cellular respiration all the time, just at different rates as we learned through this experiment. With each plant or animal different factors apply as to how much is consumed or produce, however we know that the energy required to determine the rate is needed and comes from photosynthesis and cellular