Respiration Lab Write-Up Components
Lab 1 (germinating v. non-germinating)
 Title
 Question
 Hypothesis
 Part 1 Data Table (With class average)
 Graphs (print out the non-germinating data and germinating graph)
 Conclusion (follow CER rubric)
Lab 2 (different temperatures)
 Title
 Question
 Hypothesis
 Part 2 Data Table (all class data…only will have 4 data points)
 Graph(s)
 Conclusion (follow CER rubric)
Analysis Questions (see below for the questions)
Period 1 Class Data
Rate of Pressure Change (kPa/min)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Germinating
Beans
NonGerminating
Beans
-0.037476
-0.079404
-0.56916
0.062382
0.030618
-0.0147636
0.017233
-0.006067302
Temp of Water
Cold (5 C)
Cool (15 C)
Room Temp (25 C)
Warm (35 C)
Average
Rate of Pressure Change (kPa/min)
-0.000082
-0.06558
-0.122946
-0.00025387602
Period 2 Class Data
Rate of Pressure Change (kPa/sec)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Germinating
-0.052868
Beans
NonGerminating -0.00065673
Beans
Temp of Water
Cold (5 C)
Cool (15 C)
Room Temp (25 C)
Warm (35 C)
-0.0006071
-0.00082626
0.0002031
-0.0001283
-0.0001426
-0.00022173
Average
Rate of Pressure Change (kPa/sec)
0.0005914
-0.00102896
-0.0008159
-0.0020376
Analysis Questions:
1. Do you have evidence that cellular respiration occurred in beans? Explain.
2. What is the effect of germination on the rate of cellular respiration in beans?
3. What is the effect of temperature on the rate of cellular respiration in beans?
4. What is the role of the control respirometer in each series of experiments?
5. Why do germinating beans undergo cellular respiration?