What factors impact the rate of respiration in a variety of organisms?

Factors

Respiration

What is the process of respiration and which organisms respire?

Are there organisms that have a higher rate of respiration compared to other organisms?

What are some general factors that impact the rate of respiration in all organisms?

How can the rate of respiration be measured?

How does respiration differ across different organisms?

Converts glucose into ATP energy

ATP energy is a crucial form of energy for life

ATP drives many functions including activation of enzymes, biosynthesis of macromolecules, and transport of substances across cell membranes

Aerobic respiration

Anaerobic respiration

Glycolysis

Krebs cycle

Electron transport chain

Alcoholic fermentation

Lactic acid fermentation

Increased movement calls for an increase in cellular respiration

Compared to plants, animals have a higher level of movement, and therefore have a higher rate of respiration

Aquatic animals respire at a higher rate compared to terrestrial animals because concentrations of dissolved oxygen are far lower in water compared oxygen in the air

Temperature

pH

Concentration of enzymes

Concentration of substrate

Availability of oxygen

Change in pH

Change in concentration of oxygen

Change in concentration of carbon dioxide

Presence of an inhibitor

Salt